Social anxiety disorder among medical students in a tertiary care hospital in Davangere, Karnataka

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dc.contributor.authorD'souza, Madonna J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDaniel J, Arunen_US
dc.contributor.authorMuhammed, Muntazeem G.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-06T08:39:07Z
dc.date.available2020-05-06T08:39:07Z
dc.date.issued2019-04
dc.description.abstractBackground: Social anxiety disorder is a common psychiatric illness characterized by fear of being observed and scrutinized by others. It can impair academic performance and can lead to serious withdrawal from society and depression. The objective of the study was to measure the proportion and study the associated factors of Social Anxiety Disorder among students of a tertiary medical college and hospital.Methods: This hospital-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among the 272 medical students of a Tertiary care medical college and hospital at Davangere, Karnataka from October to December 2018. The social phobia inventory (SPIN) questionnaire was used to diagnose SAD among students.Results: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) was present among 30.5% (n=83) of the medical students. The female students (31.1%, n=45) documented a higher proportion of SAD compared to male students (29.9%, n=38). There was a higher incidence among above the 20 years age group and Muslims especially girl students.Conclusions: A higher proportion of medical students had social anxiety disorder which was influenced by increasing age, female gender, Muslim religion and higher academic years of exposure till final year.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, S.S Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Davangere, Karnataka,en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationD'souza Madonna J., Daniel J Arun, Muhammed Muntazeem G.. Social anxiety disorder among medical students in a tertiary care hospital in Davangere, Karnataka. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2019 Apr; 6(4): 1434-1436en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6032
dc.identifier.issn2394-6040
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/201284
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20191048en_US
dc.subjectSocial anxiety disorderen_US
dc.subjectSocial phobiaen_US
dc.subjectMedical studentsen_US
dc.subjectSocial phobia inventoryen_US
dc.titleSocial anxiety disorder among medical students in a tertiary care hospital in Davangere, Karnatakaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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