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{"title":"A Battle Within: Evaluating the Correlation Between Workplace Bullying and the Self-Awareness and Emotional Management among Female Healthcare Professionals in Punjab.","authors":"Sadia Yaseen, Sadia Qureshi, Areesha Arif, Alishbah Saeed, Fatima Sikander","doi":"10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5592","url":null,"abstract":"Background: \u0000Workplace bullying affects many people by its negative consequences on employers' mental health, employment satisfaction, and performance outcomes. Female Health care workers in particular are quite vulnerable to bullying. \u0000Objectives: The aim of this study is to find the frequency of workplace bullying (WPB) and the correlation between workplace bullying and self-awareness among female healthcare professionals in Punjab. \u0000Method: A cross sectional research design and convenient sampling was used in this study to choose female healthcare workers working in Punjab and history of mental disorder and criminal record were excluded. Data was collected using open access validated E questionnaires that contained measures of workplace bullying by negative act questionnaire-revised and self-awareness and emotional management by National Health Services questionnaire. Demographic information was also collected. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to identify the links between workplace bullying, self-awareness, and emotional management. \u0000Results: Among the 447 participants, varying frequencies of work place bullying were reported female healthcare professionals in Punjab. The majority of respondents experienced workplace bullying \"now and then,\" and a significant proportion reported weekly occurrences. The study revealed a moderate negative correlation between workplace bullying and self-awareness (r=-0.409), indicating that as bullying frequency increased, self-awareness decreased. \u0000Conclusion: \u0000The findings of this study demonstrate the significant impact of workplace bullying on self-awareness among female healthcare professionals in Punjab. The results underscore the need for interventions to address workplace bullying and create more respectful work environments for healthcare professionals. The study contributes to the existing literature on workplace bullying and emphasizes the importance of considering the psychological well-being of healthcare professionals. \u0000","PeriodicalId":516728,"journal":{"name":"Annals of King Edward Medical University","volume":"2 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140506014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Unsung Struggles of Female Medical Residents: Breaking Barriers and Shaping the Future","authors":"T. Wasim, G. Raana","doi":"10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5550","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5550","url":null,"abstract":"The journey through medical residency is a tough test, especially for female health professionals worldwide. As medical field advances and more female students are getting enrolled in medical colleges, an increasing number of women are joining residency programs bringing unique perspectives and invaluable contributions. In Pakistan, female students ratio has increased tremendously in medical colleges. It is reported to be 3:1 and even 4:1 in some medical colleges1. Despite this, the ratio of female workforce remain below 50% \u0000due to multiple factors at social, organizational and individual level. There is restriction to work from in laws, child bearing and rearing difficulties, inequalities \u0000in promotions which hinder girls to join residency trai- \u0000ning.2","PeriodicalId":516728,"journal":{"name":"Annals of King Edward Medical University","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140506256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reproductive Health Problems and Health Care Services Offered to Female Inmates of Women Jail Multan","authors":"Mehreen Bukhari, Aftab Iqbal, Syed Razi Haider Zaidi","doi":"10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5577","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5577","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Women prisoners’ health is one of the major challenges among public health issues since the increasing incarceration rate has a direct impact on prisoners’ health status. Female prisoners often face many health issues in which most important are reproductive health problems. The prison services regarding reproductive health needs of female inmates vary in every jail. Unfortunately, in many prisons, health care services for women are still not adequate. \u0000Objectives: The objectives of the study are to determine the frequency of reproductive health problems of female inmates and to assess the health care services offered to female inmates of Women Jail Multan. \u0000Method: It was cross-sectional descriptive study in which 118 female inmates of reproductive age group were included. Data was collected through questionnaire which was entered in to computer using SPSS 20.0. Frequencies and percentages were calculated and data was presented in tables. Means, Standard Deviations and Correlation were calculated. ANOVA was applied to test significance and Chi-square test was applied. Level of significance was kept at p ≤ 0.05. \u0000Results: Among 118 female inmates, 33.9% were 31-40 years old, 87.3% were married and 78.0% were illiterate. The length of incarceration of 42.4% female inmates was upto 12 months. 35.0% had 1-2 children and 16.5% were living in jail with their children. Majority (92.4%) had gynecological problem and 82.2% had medical problems while 11.0% had experienced sexual violence by jail staff. Only 2 females were pregnant. 100.0% female inmates had availability of lady doctor or LHV for antenatal check-up.100.0% female inmates were provided proper diet and food supplements and the quality of food was satisfactory. \u0000Conclusion: Study revealed that health care services for reproductive problems including obstetric and gynecological issues was satisfactory however prevalence of gynecological issues was high. Sexual violence of female inmates faced by jail staff during imprisonment was noticed for which strict legislative measures should be taken. \u0000","PeriodicalId":516728,"journal":{"name":"Annals of King Edward Medical University","volume":"52 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140506348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unveiling the Silent Suffering: Evaluating the Frequency of Workplace Verbal, Discriminatory, and Psychological Harassment among Female Healthcare Professionals in Punjab","authors":"Alishbah Saeed, Nosheen Khurram, Sadia Yaseen, Atika Maryam, Usman Amin Hotiana","doi":"10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5595","url":null,"abstract":"Background: \u0000Workplace harassment, including psychological, discriminatory, and bullying behaviors, specifically excluding sexual harassment is a pervasive issue globally, adversely affecting the mental and physical well-being of women in the workforce. However, there is a significant lack of scientific research on workplace harassment in Pakistan. \u0000Objective: \u0000 To evaluate the frequency and types of workplace verbal, discriminatory and psychological harassment experienced by female healthcare professionals in Punjab \u0000Methods: \u0000Workplace Harassment scale (WHS) 24- items questionnaire was used for this study, duration of study was from January 2023 to March 2023, E- Questionnaire was circulated via email and a total of 444 participants took part in this study. Descriptive statistics were applied to analyze the demographic data and results were presented in frequency and percentage. \u0000Results: \u0000Among 444 participants, that 64.4 % of females (n=286) have faced verbal, discriminatory and psychological harassment at some point in their career. \u0000Conclusion: \u0000This study on Workplace verbal, discriminatory, and psychological harassment among female healthcare Professionals highlight the urgency of implementing interventions to discourage such behavior and cultivate a more respectful and supportive atmosphere for healthcare professionals. The study adds to the existing body of research on workplace harassment and emphasizes the significance of prioritizing the psychological well-being of healthcare professionals in a safe working place. This study aims to fill this gap by examining the various types of workplace harassment experienced by female healthcare professionals, highlighting the need for preventive measures and timely interventions to support the mental health of victims in healthcare. \u0000","PeriodicalId":516728,"journal":{"name":"Annals of King Edward Medical University","volume":"36 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140505760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Women in Healthcare Leadership- Maintaining Work-life Balance","authors":"Khadija Farrukh, S. Baqai","doi":"10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5549","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5549","url":null,"abstract":"Women leaders are marginalized in higher healthcare leadership positions. Despite being higher percentage in medical colleges, only few females join healthcare force and even fewer reach top leadership positions. The main reason for this fallout is fixed gender roles in society which mandates female to take care of 1,household. 2 Women continue aspiring leadership positions in all spheres of governance both in public and private healthcare settings; however, they face many challenges in taking leadership positions. Social and cultural barriers hinder women from attaining leadership positions. From the lessons learnt from women leaders, young women entering and excelling in careers and attaining leadership positions should be appropriately educated. Main factors identified by research studies \u0000are gender biased society and not maintaining work-life balance. The rigid mindset in male dominated culture denies women the opportunities to attain top management positions in healthcare settings. In response to these opposing factors women either leave healthcare force or opt for part-time opportunities.3,4 The objective of this article is to suggest strategies for advancing women \u0000leaders in clinical and educational healthcare settings. Women leader may exclude themselves from being a leader as cost of leadership overweigh, its benefits.","PeriodicalId":516728,"journal":{"name":"Annals of King Edward Medical University","volume":"31 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140505874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gender Inequalities that Hinder the Professional Growth of Female Doctors and Trainees","authors":"Fatima Bint Sajid, Wajeeha Binte Sajid, Aruba Jamal, Syed Shafaat Hussain, Noman Adil","doi":"10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5581","url":null,"abstract":"Madam, Gender inequality is defined as inequality regarding sex or gender in which one sex or gender is consistently preferred or emphasised above other. Gender disparity is thought to have existed for countless years, with women supposed to be providers at home while men anticipated as leaders with professions outside the home. (1) \u0000 \u0000Implicit biases have an adverse effect on women's careers in medicine and contribute to imposter syndrome, exhaustion, underrepresentation in leadership roles, income inequality, poorer advancement, and less favourable reviews. Gender bias in the promotion process or in the ladder for progression may be a factor for the slower development of women in academic medicine, with fewer women at each succeeding level of career promotion. Men, for example, earn more honours from professional medical associations, whereas women obtain less opportunities to talk at large conferences. According to a 2014 poll of 1066 physicians who received career advancement awards, 66% of women and about 10% of men reported personal gender bias. (1) \u0000","PeriodicalId":516728,"journal":{"name":"Annals of King Edward Medical University","volume":" 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139640584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ethics of Care and Daycares","authors":"Saima Ahad","doi":"10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5587","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5587","url":null,"abstract":"Ethics is the branch of normative philosophy which deals with moral values. It has been struggling since thousands of years to answer the dilemmas like whether means employed are important or the end; intentions matter or the outcome; individual interests come first or the collective and in our own times we have seen the heated debates over issues like data privacy vis a vis security concerns; positive discrimination versus equality; extent of choice in planned parenthood (prochoice) vs prolife; euthanasia vs suicide and so on. Similarly, philosophers have been grappling with the idea of listing few basic ethics. In order to make the discussion structured, there have been enlisting of arguable virtues and then further segregating them between relative and absolute ones. This discourse led to ethical relativism, which argues that there are no right or wrong moral values in absolute terms but are contextually defined.","PeriodicalId":516728,"journal":{"name":"Annals of King Edward Medical University","volume":"20 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140506249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gender and Class-wise Comparison of Stressors and Perceived Levels of Depression, Anxiety and Stress among the 2nd Versus 5th Year Medical Students","authors":"Samina Malik, J. Usman, Samia Ali, Tahseen Fatima","doi":"10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5579","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5579","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Medical profession is being dominated by female students, but little attention is being paid on making them emotionally and physically competent to match their corresponding gender with whom they have to work in parallel in the near future. Research is crucial in this area to identify their needs and provide solutions. \u0000Objectives: To identify female and male gender-related depression, anxiety and stress (DAS) among the undergraduate medical students enrolled in the second versus final year of University College of Medicine and Dentistry (UCMD), The University of Lahore (UOL) and highlight the intricate web of stressors that these medical students encounter. \u0000Method: A concurrent mixed method study was conducted on a random sample of 200 medical students of 2nd and 5th year with equal gender distribution. DASS21 scale was used to assess Depression, Anxiety and Stress. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected on Google forms. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively and the qualitative data by manual thematic analysis \u0000Results: The 2nd year female students had significantly higher stress than their male counterparts. No statistically significant difference was appreciated within the 5th year gender wise though the females had relatively higher DASS levels. No significant difference on DASS21 was observed within the same gender between the two academic years. The female and male students reported fear of failure and less preparation time versus syllabus load as their major stressors respectively. \u0000Conclusion: The study has identified the stressors that influence the wellbeing of medical students and presented their depression, anxiety and stress comparison with respect to their gender and seniority. It has indicated the need to empower females emotionally at the level of their upbringing to formative medical years. Furthermore, male students must learn to manage time and be responsible doctors. \u0000","PeriodicalId":516728,"journal":{"name":"Annals of King Edward Medical University","volume":"42 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140506000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Female Kemcolian Graduates in Foreign Lands: Challenges and Solutions","authors":"Mariam Khalid, Kainat Kanwal","doi":"10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5548","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5548","url":null,"abstract":"You are a Female Kemcolian graduate. Deep in your heart, you know you are amazing, have made this far and in the words of Professor Mumtaz Hassan, one of the “best of the best” to “make it to KE” When you graduated, you saw endless possibilities in front of you that life could offer and rightfully so! For you sky is the only limit and as a Kemcolian woman, you can definitely break all the barriers, no matter what stage of life you are in. However, at some point, life hits you. Maybe it is a parent passing away, a difficult relationship or a child’s disability. Or perhaps it is just “uncertainty” where being a female is the only “demerit” you think you have . So how to “not lose your worth” in those times when you feel that everyone around you, all your classmates and even the ones junior to you, are way ahead and you are the only one left behind?","PeriodicalId":516728,"journal":{"name":"Annals of King Edward Medical University","volume":"29 1-2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140506129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Challenges faced by women in Medical Education and Trainings","authors":"Zainab Farooq, Noor Zehra Shabbir","doi":"10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5589","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v29ispl3.5589","url":null,"abstract":"The development of a nation's health care system depends heavily on medical education and training. Like many other places in the world, Pakistan has historically had a male-dominated medical profession. But the number of women choosing jobs in medicine has increased commendably in recent years. Despite this encouraging development, Pakistani women still encounter many obstacles throughout their pursuit of medical education and training, which may impede their ability to advance professionally and make a contribution to the healthcare industry. Globally, female healthcare employees still have a lot of obstacles to overcome at work, including gender inequality, weak human resource policy, and family responsibilities that limit their ability to advance professionally. Work-family harmony has been cited in many nations as a substantial roadblock to career progress. \u0000In addition to unequal compensation, bad working conditions, little prospects for career advancement, work-related stress, and unfavourable policies that support patriarchy, women in the health sciences also confront issues connected to poor work environments. And in our paper, this issue will be underlined.[1] \u0000","PeriodicalId":516728,"journal":{"name":"Annals of King Edward Medical University","volume":"1 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140506321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}