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Background: Health science students, since long time, have been using digital technology mainly for the research purposes only. Due to global spread of corona virus disease (COVID-19), education system has changed and adopted online education which was a solution for the continuity of teaching and learning process during COVID-19 pandemic. The main objective of this study was to assess the attitude towards online education among bachelor level health science students. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Jumla. Complete enumeration was done. Total 68 bachelor level students were taken for the study. A pretested self administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were entered and analyzed by using SPSS version 16. Frequency and percentage were also computed for demographics variables. Chi-square test was applied to assess the association between socio-demographic variables and attitude level. Results: The study illustrated that, among the 68 bachelor level students, nearly two third (63.2%) students had negative attitude towards online education during COVID-19 pandemic. There was statistically significant association of attitude level with ethnicity, type of program and strength of internet connection (p≤0.05). Conclusion: Majority of students of Karnali Academy had negative attitude towards online education; and they had faced many difficulties like internet and electricity problem etc. Administration and faculty members should take necessary measures for improving online education.

Background: Parents can experience feelings of guilt, helplessness, distress, fear, and anxiety whose neonates are admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) creating stressful family patterns and demanding coping mechanisms. This study aimed to assess stress and coping strategies among the parents of neonates admitted to NICU. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 60 parents of neonates admitted to NICU of BPKIHS, Dharan. Data was collected using Parental Stress Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PSS: NICU) for stress score, and Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (COPE) Inventory for coping score through face-to-face interviews and entered and analyzed data in Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (version 16). Categorical variables were presented as frequency and percentage whereas numeric variables as mean and standard deviation, paired t-test was used to compare mean stress and coping scores of parents. An independent sample t-test was used to compare mean stress score and coping strategies with selected demographic variables. Results: Overall parental mean stress score was 3.14±0.48, higher among mothers compared to fathers (3.39±0.43; 2.89±0.37; p-value