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Gender Distribution Of Depression Among Undergraduate Medical Students ByUsing PHQ-9 Scale
ISSN: 2617 - 9482
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Gender Distribution Of Depression Among Undergraduate Medical Students ByUsing PHQ-9 Scale
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the depression on different stages (mild, moderate and severe) among undergraduate students ofpre-clinical & clinical settings on the basis of gender.Study Design and Setting: The cross sectional study was carried out among undergraduate medical students of BahriaUniversity medical and dental College (BUMDC) Karachi from September 2017 – December 2017.Methodology: The participants were 125 medical students of first year MBBS and 125 students of final year MBBS whichwere labeled as pre-clinical and clinical groups respectively. The survey instrument used was PHQ-9 scale. This scaledivides depression into mild, moderate and severe categories with the help of scores. Percentage of students in differentlevels of depression was calculated in both the groups.Results: Mild depression was experienced more (39%) in pre-clinical medical students and (32%) in clinical students.On the other hand clinical medical students sh...
