Prevalence of depression among students of medical college in UPUMS, Saifai – A cross-sectional study
Journal Title: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Holistic Health - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction and Objectives Depression is a common mental disorder which is often unrecognised Medical education is associated with various pressures and stresses which can lead to depression and represents a neglected public health problem in India Consequently prevalence of depression is higher in medical students as compared to the general populationObjectives To assess the prevalence of depression among medical students To find out sociodemographic correlates of depression Materials and Methods This is a crosssectional study among medical students from 1st year to final year of UPUMS Saifai Sociodemographic details were collected using pretested semistructured questionnaire and Beck depression inventory scale was used to assess the depression level Data were analyzed using SPSS ver23 software and appropriate statistical tests were applied Level of significance was set at a pResults Of the 300 medical students participated in the study 12341 were males and 127 4233 were females The overall prevalence of depression was found to be 23 percent This is more common in females ie 27 than males 20 other factors including gender loss of loved in the family financial problem and education of parents were not found to have any significant association with prevalence of depression in the study It was also observed that students were reluctant to seek help for depressive symptomsConclusion Depression is quiet common among medical students majority of the time it is unrecognised it has a long term consequences on the overall development of the student Keywords Depression Medical students Socio demographic correlates BDI MBBS
Authors and Affiliations
Sandip Kumar, Deepali Raj Singh, P K. Bajpai, Mahima Dr
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