Does Absenteeism Affect Academic Performance Among Undergraduate Medical Students? Evidence From "Rashid Latif Medical College (RLMC).".

Background: Despite the strictness in attendance policies, absenteeism is an important current issue among medical and health sciences that affects the performance of undergraduate students worldwide. Attending lectures is the key to reaping the rewards of academic achievements in undergraduate medical students. As attendance pattern and performance go hand in hand- the physical engagement of students in the classroom and practical teaching approach have a synergistic impact on the output of lower-performing students to do their best.

Prediction model for determining important factors of success of external cephalic version.

Background: The External cephalic version (ECV) is a skill as well as an art that could be easily acquired. It has become a valuable option in the management of breech foetus at term. Aims of this study were to determining those factors that were significantly associated with success of external cephalic version (ECV) procedure.