An assessment on the prevalence and correlates of psychological morbidity in 2nd-year undergraduate medical students in a medical college in Odisha
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction Stress perceived by medical undergraduate students is a matter of concern Sustained stress can lead to various psychological disorders like withdrawal behavior suicidal ideation and constant anxiety Therefore it is essential that perceived stress must be resolved timely so as to avoid any untoward incidents among the medical studentsObjective To study the correlation of perceived stress and various sociodemographic variables in 2nd year undergraduate medical studentsMaterials and Methods A crosssectional study was carried out in 2nd year undergraduate medical students in a medical college and hospital in Odisha A total of 107 students participated in the study The SRQ20 questionnaire of WHO was used to collect data on stress Written informed consent was obtained from all the participating students after ensuring them of the confidentiality and anonymity of the studyResults Analysis showed 4019 of students had stress the gender distribution of stress being 2523 for females and 1496 for males The stress level as per residence was found in day scholars to be 5262 as compared to hostilities to be 3749 and students from joint family to be 4999 as compared to students from Nuclear family as 3762 A total of 4382 of students who are unable to cope with vastness of MBBS course were stressed compared to 5615 of students who were not stressed despite being unable to cope with MBBS syllabusConclusion The fact that a substantial proportion of students are stressed timely intervention to prevent any untoward incidents among the students must be carried out Keywords Stress Medical students Gender Residence
Authors and Affiliations
Mohan Kumar Hansda, Kunal Mishra, Niranjan Sahoo
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