TITLE:
Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Undergraduate Students: A Cross Sectional Study
AUTHORS:
Choon Khim Teh, Choon Wei Ngo, Rashidatul Aniyah binti Zulkifli, Rammiya Vellasamy, Kelvin Suresh
KEYWORDS:
Prevalence, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Undergraduates, Melaka Manipal Medical College
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Epidemiology,
Vol.5 No.4,
November
24,
2015
ABSTRACT: Background: The prevalence of moderate to extremely severe level of depression, anxiety and stress among undergraduate students in Malaysia was ranging from 13.9% to 29.3%, 51.5% to 55.0% and 12.9% to 21.6% respectively. Medical students have been shown to be more inclined to emotional disorders, especially stress and depression, as compared to their non-medical peers. Therefore, the objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress among undergraduate students in Melaka Manipal Medical College. Methods: Self-administered questionnaires consisted of 3 sections: demographic data, socioeconomic data and DASS 21 questions. Data processing was performed using Microsoft Excel 2010. The psychological status was categorized according to the presence or absence of depression, anxiety and stress. The data were analyzed using Epi InfoTM 7.1.4 and SPSS. Student’s t-test, Fisher Exact and Chi-square test were used to analyze the associations. P-value of