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PREVALENCE OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS

Maira Aslam, Mehboob Ishaq Goraya, Soiba Aslam

Objective: To determine the prevalence of emotional distress among medical students of different medical institutes. Material and Methods: A total of 100 medical students were included in this study. A predefined proforma was served to all medical students. The data collected was entered and analyzed using SPSS Ver. 23.0. Results: The mean age of the students was 25.23±1.02 years. There were 67 female students (67%) and 33 male students (32%) in this study. Emotional distress was found in 55% of the students including 38 (38%) female and 17 (17%) male students. Conclusion: Medical students suffer from emotional distress throughout their academic career and ward rotations and girls are more prone to this emotional distress. Keywords: Emotional distress, Medical Education, Health Professionals.

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