A cross‐sectional study of stress and its sources among health professional students at Makerere University, Uganda

Amanya, Sharon Bright; Nakitende, Joyce; Ngabirano, Tom Denis

doi:10.1002/nop2.113

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“…16 Research from Uganda shows the level of stress among health science students was 57.4% and a study from Zimbabwe reported a Higher prevalence of mental distress (64.5%) amongst first-year medical students. 16,17 In Somaliland at the University of Hargeisa, a lower prevalence of mental distress was reported (19.8%). 18 In Ethiopia, a study done among 10,203 residents of Addis Ababa using SRQ-20 revealed a prevalence of mental distress 11.7%.…”

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<p>Mental Distress and Associated Factors Among Undergraduate Engineering Students of Hawassa University, Ethiopia</p>

Reta

Samuel

Mekonnen

2020

JMDH

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Background: Mental distress is a range of symptoms and experiences of a person's internal life that are commonly held to be troubling, confusing or out of the ordinary. Mental distress often interferes with studying, social interaction, and academic outcomes. Therefore, this study aimed at assessing the prevalence of mental distress and factors associated with it among undergraduate engineering students at Hawassa University. Methods: We conducted an institution-based cross-sectional descriptive study on undergraduate engineering students at Hawassa University. We collected the data from January to April 30, 2018, using interviewer-administered Self-Report Questionnaire 20 (SRQ-20) from 341 participants selected by stratified sampling and we performed multiple logistic regression analysis to find factors associated with mental distress. Results: Out of the total study population, 222 (65.1%) were males, and 172 (50.4%) were age ≥21. We found the prevalence of mental distress using SRQ-20 with a cutoff point ≥8 to be 28.7%. Female students were 2.9 times more likely to have mental distress as compared to male students (AOR= 2.90, 95% CI: 1.52-5.50). Facing financial problem (AOR= 2.20; CI = 1.25-3.85), poor social support (AOR= 2.58, 95% CI: 1.51-4.42), lack of interest in their field of study (AOR=2.57; CI: 1.23-5.38) and unresolved conflict with roommate (AOR= 2.29, 95% CI: 1.08-4.00) were significant predictors of mental distress. Conclusion: This study showed a high prevalence of mental distress among engineering students. So, policymakers, university officials, and parents need to give due attention to engineering undergraduate students for proactive measures.

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<p>Mental Distress and Associated Factors Among Undergraduate Engineering Students of Hawassa University, Ethiopia</p>

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Samuel

Mekonnen

2020

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“…Globally, recent studies have widely reported mental disorders and suicidal behaviours among university and college students in general, with suicidal ideations and other related mental health challenges being more frequent in females and adolescents (Amanya, Nakitende, & Ngabirano, 2018;Auerbach et al, 2016;Eskin et al, 2016;Han et al, 2016;Li et al, 2014;Mortier et al, 2015Mortier et al, ,2017Okwaraji & En, 2014;Yang, Zhang, Sun, Sun, & Ye, 2015). However, studies with focus on estimating the prevalence and determining the socio-demographic factors that present as correlates, risks or protective factors related to suicidal behaviours specifically among nursing (and midwifery) students are generally inadequate.…”

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Prevalence of suicidal behaviour among nursing and midwifery college students in Ghana

Quarshie

Cheataa-Plange²,

Annor

et al. 2019

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Aim To provide exploratory and descriptive evidence on the prevalence estimate and some demographic correlates of suicidal behaviour among nursing and midwifery college students in Ghana. Design We used a cross‐sectional survey design. Method An anonymous survey involving a randomly selected sample of 305 nursing and midwifery college students was conducted in March–May 2017. The Suicide Behavior Questionnaire‐Revised was used to assess suicidal behaviour (i.e., ideation, planning, threat and attempt) and suicidal behaviour risk. Results The lifetime prevalence of suicide ideations (15.4%; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.11–0.20), plans (6.6%; 95% CI = 0.04–0.10), attempts (2.3%; 95% CI = 0.01–0.05), threats (13.4%; 95% CI = 0.10–0.18) and 12‐month prevalence of ideations (21.3%; 95% CI = 0.17–0.26) are comparable to estimates found in both high‐income and low‐ and middle‐income countries. However, associations between the demographic variables studied and suicidal behaviour risk were not statistically significant.

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“…A descriptive cross-sectional survey conducted among undergraduate health professional students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences from the first year to the fifth year by Sharon Bright Amanya [1]…”

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Stress and Coping: A Comparative Study between Government and Private Medical College Students in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh

Jahan¹,

Devi²

2018

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Stress in medical students is a burning issue these days, prolonged stress among students is leading to different psychological disorders. The aim of the present study is to make a comparison of the stress levels experienced between a government medical college’s students and private medical college’s students of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. The total sample size of the study was 507. Findings of the study revealed that there is a significant difference between the stress experienced by government medical college students and private medical college students. Respondents were using different coping mechanisms like going to shopping/movies/watch TV/internet/listening to music to relax, keeping the sense of humor, etc., to overcome the stress. Attention should be paid to the students to address this issue.

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A cross‐sectional study of stress and its sources among health professional students at Makerere University, Uganda

Cited by 28 publications

References 33 publications

<p>Mental Distress and Associated Factors Among Undergraduate Engineering Students of Hawassa University, Ethiopia</p>

<p>Mental Distress and Associated Factors Among Undergraduate Engineering Students of Hawassa University, Ethiopia</p>

Prevalence of suicidal behaviour among nursing and midwifery college students in Ghana

Stress and Coping: A Comparative Study between Government and Private Medical College Students in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh

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