The practice of self-care through self-medication is not uncommon. Self-medication is not just a problem of one country, the phenomenon is global. A systematic review has highlighted this wide spread problem. Self-medication can be based on self-belief, advice of a pharmacist or another person instead of consultation with a qualified healthcare professional. In the settings of poor access to health care services and issues related to affordability of paying for medical services, people practice self-medication as the righteous approach. Some people may consume medications without consultation of a healthcare professional citing reason of time saving. Certain drugs available as prescription medicine in one country may be available over the counter in another country. Furthermore, with digitalisation, people now have an easy access to the internet where they simply explore their symptoms and find the perceived suitable treatment for the same. Thus, the reasons and pattern of self-medications may differ based on different factors including type of population affordability, and country.

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Introduction: Worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975.In 2016, 39% adults of 18 years and above were overweight and 13% were obese. Approximately 2.8 million deaths are reported as a result of being overweight or obese. Unhealthy food style, lack of physical activity, and stress are the major factors which contribute to obesity. So this study was done with the aim to estimate the prevalence of obesity among the Medical College students. To access the knowledge about risk factors causing obesity and to take preventive measures to avoid it as they are health educators of community. Objective: To determine the prevalence of obesity in medical students, to access their knowledge towards risk factors of obesity Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 500 medical students of D.Y.Patil Medical College Navi Mumbai from Jan-June 2019. Consent was obtained from the study participants after explaining the purpose of study. Data was collected using a pre-tested, semi-structured, self administered questionnaire which was validated by department of community Medicine. Anthropometric measurements were taken and body mass index was calculated. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data. Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity were 36.8% and 11.1%. Overweight and obesity were more observed in boys (48.8 %, 11.6%) than girls (30%, 10.55%).. Conclusions: The prevalence was found to be high among medical college students which were contributed by various risk factors. This can be reduced by modifying their diet, engaging in regular physical activity.

Poster presented at Forum for Interdisciplinary Research in Medicine, Science & Technology Conference, Moscow 2020 Peer reviewed by JS Bamrah, Ananthakrishnan Raghuraman, Soumit Dasgupta & Jyothi Srinivasan

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the association of lipid profile abnormality and eborrheic dermatitis by analyzing the lipid profile; and to evaluate the association of lipid profile abnormality and severity of seborrheic dermatitis. Methods: This prospective and observational study was conducted in the department of dermatology in Dr. D.Y. Patil University and Hospital, School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai. The diagnosed cases of Seborrheic Dermatitis were subjected to lipid profile examination. The demographic and disease profile was then compared among the patients with normal and abnormal lipid profile. Results: A total of 30 seborrheic dermatitis patients were analyzed. Eighteen (60%) of the study participants were males. Serum triglyceride, LDL/ HDL ratio, and cholesterol total/HDL ratio were found to be significantly associated with disease severity. Conclusion: The study suggests a significant role of monitoring serum profile in the patients of seborrheic dermatitis.