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- Title
Gender Differences and Prevalence of Mental Health Problems in Students of Healthcare Units.
- Authors
Gitay, Mehnaz Nuruddin; Fatima, Sarah; Arshad, Shahama; Arshad, Basmah; Ehtesham, Ahsan; Baig, Muhammad Ameen; Ilyas, Muhammad Furqan; Rizvi, Shaad Farhat; Farooqui, Qadeer; Haque, Zeba; Masroor, Muhammad
- Abstract
The aim of the present was to assess and compare the mental health of male and female healthcare students in a Health University of Karachi, Pakistan. A cross-sectional study was conducted for which questionnaire was designed along the standard scoring scales of depression (PHQ-9), anxiety (GAD-7) and phobia (IAPT) completed by 300 enrolled students. Females (52%) of the medical institute suffered from mild to moderately-severe depression in contrast to the males (33%). Females were found to be affected by mild anxiety and phobia (42.7 and 26% respectively) exceeding the male population (27.3 and 15.3% respectively). However, severe depression or anxiety was not observed in either gender groups significantly, suggesting a healthy mental picture of these medical students. It can be concluded that health care students in modern upgraded education systems, in contrast to evidence from literature, have been able to adopt better coping mechanisms for maintaining their mental health.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; ACADEMIC medical centers; ANXIETY; MENTAL depression; HOSPITAL wards; PSYCHOLOGY of medical students; MENTAL illness; PHOBIAS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX distribution; DISEASE prevalence; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
Community Mental Health Journal, 2019, Vol 55, Issue 5, p849
- ISSN
0010-3853
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10597-018-0304-2