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| Title |
Prevalence of poor mental health among medical students in Nepal: a cross-sectional study
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| Published in |
BMC Medical Education, November 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12909-017-1083-0 |
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| Authors |
Arjab Adhikari, Aman Dutta, Supriya Sapkota, Abina Chapagain, Anurag Aryal, Amita Pradhan |
| Abstract |
Poor mental health among medical students is widely acknowledged. Studies on mental health among medical students of Nepal are lacking. Therefore, we conducted a study to determine the prevalence of mental disorders. A cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students at KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Nepal from December 2016 to February 2017. Our survey instrument consisted of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) and questions about socio-demographic factors, smoking, marijuana use, suicidal ideation and thoughts of dropping out of medical school. The prevalence rates were 29.2% (95% CI, 24.4% - 34.3%) depression, 22.4% (95% CI, 18.0% - 26.9%) medium to highly severe somatic symptoms, 4.1% (95% CI, 2.0% - 6.2%) panic syndrome, 5.8% (95% CI, 3.4% - 8.3%) other anxiety syndrome, 5% (95% CI, 2.7% - 7.3%) binge eating disorder and 1.2% (95% CI, 0.0% - 2.3%) bulimia nervosa. Sixteen students [4.7% (95% CI, 2.4% - 6.9%)] seriously considered committing suicide while in medical school. Thirty-four students [9.9% (95% CI, 6.8% - 13.1%)] considered dropping out of medical school within the past month. About 15% (95% CI, 11.1% - 18.6%) of the students reported use of marijuana during medical school. We found high prevalence of poor mental health among medical students of Nepal. Future studies are required to identify the factors associated with poor mental health. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 18 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 9 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 11% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 6% |
| Spain | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 5 | 28% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 15 | 83% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 11% |
| Scientists | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 267 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 267 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 45 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 31 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 14 | 5% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 5% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 5% |
| Other | 43 | 16% |
| Unknown | 108 | 40% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 82 | 31% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 20 | 7% |
| Psychology | 13 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 8 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 25 | 9% |
| Unknown | 112 | 42% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 January 2018.
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#1,897,039
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#250
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#43,581
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#11
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