Prevalence and determinants of stress among undergraduate medical students in Surendranagar district: A cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorMakwana, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorKoringa, HT.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T06:39:37Z
dc.date.available2023-06-27T06:39:37Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractBackground: Stress among undergraduate medical students is a bigger concern globally. Aims and Objectives: This study aims to estimate the prevalence of stress among undergraduate medical students and to find association between stress with sociodemographic variables and other stressors. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 private medical college undergraduate students in Surendranagar district. The study used Kessler-10 psychological distress inventory, which measures the level of stress according to none, mild, moderate, and severe grades. Various sociodemographic, academic, and psychosocial factors were assessed using Microsoft Excel version 2021 and analyzed in SPSS version 26. Chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test, and binary logistic regression were used for analysis. Results: Overall prevalence of stress among medical students was noted as 71%. Majority (39%) of the stressed students were from the 2nd year. Female students were more stressed than male students. Broad MBBS syllabus, high frequency of examinations, fear of failure in examinations, competition with the peers, language barrier, lack of recreational activities, and fear of less attendance were the academic factors behind the stress. Feeling of social isolation and lack of motivation were found to be predictors for the stress. Conclusion: High prevalence of the stress among medical students was found in this study. Minimization of the academic workload and promotion of extracurricular activities such as sports and cinema are in need. Self-care skills should be incorporated in curriculum and counseling units can be set up for students to cope up with stress.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of PSM, C. U. Shah Medical College, Surendranagar, Gujarat, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationMakwana M, Koringa HT. . Prevalence and determinants of stress among undergraduate medical students in Surendranagar district: A cross-sectional study. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2022 Dec; 12(12): 2179-2183en_US
dc.identifier.issn2231-3206
dc.identifier.issn2320-4672
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/217854
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMrs Dipika Charan of MedScience (India) Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber12en_US
dc.relation.volume12en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5455/njppp.2022.12.11512202207112022en_US
dc.subjectStressen_US
dc.subjectUndergraduate Medical Studentsen_US
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studyen_US
dc.titlePrevalence and determinants of stress among undergraduate medical students in Surendranagar district: A cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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