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PREVALENCE OF ANXIETY AND STRESS AMONG MEDICAL AND DENTAL MEDICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS

Noorulain Niazi, Muhammad Usman Yamin Chawla, Mustapha Shesh

Abstract: Stress and anxiety happen when an individual is not able to handle a particular situation. Objective: To determine the prevalence of anxiety and stress among medical and dental medical college students. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 242 medical students from the final year from different medical and dental colleges of Pakistan. A pre-designed questionnaire was served to the students. Different questions about stress and related risk factors were asked from the students. Data were collected and analyzed with SPPS Ver. 23.0. Results: The mean age of the students was 23.09±2.30 years. Thirty-one students (17.32%) told that they never experienced stress or anxiety during their academics and ward-rotations. One hundred and forty-eight students (82.68%) reported that they faced stress and anxiety somewhere in their academics. Among different types of factors leading to this stress and anxiety were family problems (13.51%), hostel life (27.03%), improper diet (8.78%), chronic diseases (3.38%), fear of future (21.62%), and assignment and examinations (25.68%). Conclusion: Students from medical and dental colleges had to face a lot of stress and anxiety during their academic sessions. This stress may be for a shorter period of time or may be prolonged depending on one’s ability to cope with this stress. Keywords: Anxiety, Stress, Medical, Dental students.

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