PREVALENCE OF STRESS AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS
| Main Author: | Dr Jawad Ul Haq, Muhammad Naeem Tahir, Masood Ur Rahman Kashif |
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| Format: | Article |
| Terbitan: |
, 2019
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/3595843 |
Daftar Isi:
- Objectives: To see the prevalence of stress, different reasons and coping strategies in medical students. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 165 medical students from different medical colleges of Pakistan. A pre-designed questionnaire was served to the students. Questions about different reasons for stress and the way of handling stress were included. Data were analyzed with SPPS V.23. Results: 105 (80. 77%) out of 130 medical students including 50 (38.46%) male and 55 (42.30%) female students responded that they face different types of stress during their studies. Conclusion: Most of the medical students suffer from stress and depression throughout their academics. So there is a need to educate the medical students about handling different stress. Keywords: Stress, depression, medical students, medical education.