KAP Study About Carbonated Drinks Among Medical and Nursing Students at Teaching Hospital.
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2009-10
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To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of students regarding carbonated drinks, a cross sectional
study was conducted at Himalayan Institute of Medical Science (H.I.M.S.), Dehradun. The study subjects
comprised of medical and nursing students at HIMS. A total of 137 students were randomly selected and
included in the study. A self administered pre-tested structured questionnaire was introduced for the purpose
of the study. Maximum of the medical students responded gastritis (27.14%) specifically as the important
ill-effects associated with the consumption of the carbonated drinks for long period of time followed by
teeth and bone diseases (22.85%) and about 28.57% of the them were not aware of the ill-effects of the
same at all. About 39.65% of the nursing students responded gastritis followed by diarrhoeal diseases
(36.2%) as the ill-effects for the same. A holistic approach should be incorporated to combat the problems
associated with the consumption of carbonated drinks.
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Carbonated drinks, Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, Teeth erosion, Gastritis
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Kishore S, Aggarwal P, Muzammil K. KAP Study About Carbonated Drinks Among Medical and Nursing Students at Teaching Hospital. JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2009 Oct-Dec; 11(4): 196-199