Background: The prevalence of obesity is increasing with the changing lifestyle of families over the past few years.

Background: Academic examinations have been considered as one of the acute stresses experienced by students. Passing or failing has strong consequences, so examinations cause psychological stress for most students. This study designed to document stressors and anti-stressors related to exam and quantify the stress.Methods: A cross sectional study using purposive sampling was carried out involving 387 secondary and higher secondary school students. Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data.Results: Among the respondents, 76.7% felt that exams should be taken. Worry (46.8%); fear of forgetting (24.3%), nervousness (14.7%) and fear (10.1%) were the common stressors. Exams were a positive opportunity to prove their mettle was shared by 23.3% students. Stress level was constant among 50.9% of participants irrespective of the level of their preparation. MCQ (51.2%) was the preferred examination pattern. In majority (74.4%) failing equated obtaining less marks. Fear of failing existed among 46.5% participants. Mean score for BAI was 10.15 with participants falling into mild (92.7%), moderate (6.5%) and severe (0.8%) stress categories. A total of 68% students felt that these stresses can be reduced. Preferred way to relax was talking to friends (55.6%), listening to music (53.5%) and watching TV (47%). Most helpful person was the mother (39%). Parental reaction to stress was generally supportive (63.6%). Professional counselling was taken by 2.6% students.Conclusions: Exams were associated with worry, nervousness and fear. Fear of failure added to this stress. However, parents were generally supportive. Mean BAI score was 10.15.

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Background: Cataract is the leading cause for avoidable blindness in the world and also in India. Around 62.6% of total cause for blindness is by cataract in India. Government of India launched National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB) in the year 1976 with the goal of reducing the prevalence of blindness to 0.3% by 2020. In the 12th plan (2012-2017) NPCB is allocated Rs. 2.506.90 crores for implementing the program for 5 years. Objective: To study the sociodemographic profile of the patients undergoing cataract surgery at New Civil Hospital Surat (NCHS) from September 2009 through February 2010. Materials and Methods: Hospital-based pretested questionnaire interview of patients admitted for cataract surgery in ophthalmology ward of NCHS from September 2009 through February 2010. Result: A total of 297 patients were interviewed of which 51.1% were men, 85.8% were Hindus, and 48.4% were illiterate. Majority (47.4%) belong to socioeconomic class IV. Conclusion: The patients seeking cataract surgery in NCHS were mainly Hindus and their literacy status is also low. Majority of them belong to socioeconomic classes IV and V.