Sundas Ishtiaq, Maleeha Khan, Anum Shaheen, Saira Mansoor.
Prevalence of study related anxiety among female medical students.
Isra Med J Jan ;5(2):110-5.

OBJECTIVE: To see the prevalence of study related anxiety, its severity & frequency of different symptoms related to anxiety among female medical students. STUDY DESIGN: A cross- sectional analytic study PLACE AND DURATION: At Women Medical College, Abbottabad in August 2012. METHODOLOGY: A self-administered anonymous questionnaire was given to MBBS female students from all classes. Informed consent was taken from the students who were present at the time of handing over of the questionnaire. Data was collected and analysed at the end of study. RESULTS: A total of 93 students participated in the study and all were female. Study related anxiety was found in 72.26% of students. Anxiety was more common amongst final year students (83.10%), followed by 1st /2nd year students (75%). Majority of the students were having mild to moderate severity of anxiety i.e. 41.07% and 37.51% respectively. Prevalence of anxiety was less among 4th year students which was 63.23%. CONCLUSION: Our study suggests the current educational process may have a negative effect on students' mental health, with a high frequency of anxiety among medical students.

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