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... Stress that enhances physical or mental function is considered as eustress. Conversely, distress is persistent stress that results in cognitive, behavioral, and emotional disturbances like anxiety and depression [1]. Clinically, anxiety is characterized by intense feeling of dread, accompanied by somatic symptoms that indicate hyperactive autonomic nervous system, whereas depression manifests as loss of interest or pleasure, sadness, feelings of guilt or low selfworth, disturbed sleep or appetite, extreme tiredness, and poor concentration [2]. ...
Background. Mental problems can negatively impact physical and psychological well-being of junior medical students and predispose them to many unhealthy behaviors. Objective. We aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of depression, anxiety, and stress among medical undergraduate students of Arsi University and their association with substance use. Methods. Institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 265 sampled medical students. Participants were selected by systematic random sampling. Data were collected by a pretested self-administrative questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS-21 software. Logistic regression analysis was employed, and statistical significance was accepted at p
... Conversely, distress is persistent stress that results in cognitive, behavioral and emotional disturbances like anxiety and depression (4,5). Clinically, anxiety is characterized by intense feeling of dread, accompanied by somatic symptoms that indicate hyperactive autonomic nervous system (6). ...
Background: Mental health problems can negatively impact physical and psychological well-being of junior medical students and predisposes them to many unhealthy behaviors.
Objective: We aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of depression, anxiety and stress among medical undergraduate students of Arsi University and their association with substance use.
Materials and Methods: Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted on 265 medical students that were selected by systematic random sampling. Data were collected by pre-tested self-administrative questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS-21 software. Logistic regression analysis were employed and statistical significance was accepted at p<0.05.
Result: In the present study, 5 questionnaires were rejected for incompleteness giving response rate of 98.1%. The current prevalence rate of depression, anxiety, stress, khat chewing, cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking was found to be 52.3%, 60.8%, 40.4%, 21.5%, 15.4% and 33.8% respectively. Depression was significantly associated with monthly income, residency and alcohol drinking. Anxiety was associated with gender, marital status, educational year, residency and cigarette smoking. Stress was significantly associated with monthly income, educational year, residency, khat chewing, and drinking alcohol.
Conclusion: To sum up, depression, anxiety and stress are common problems among medical students of Arsi University. Monthly income, residency and alcohol drinking were identified as risk factors of both depression and stress. Furthermore, educational year and khat chewing were also risk factors for stress. Finally, identified risk factors of anxiety were gender, marital status, educational year, residency and cigarette smoking. Therefore, counseling and awareness creation are recommended.
