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Journal of Neurology Concerns

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Comparison of Stress and Anxiety Related to the Educational System among Public and Private Sector Medical Students in Karachi (2021)

Wahaj Najam, Saman Tariq, Sarah Javaid, Syeda Zoha Zehra Rizvi, Suheera Nayab, Ali Mustufa and Muhammad Anas
Page: 7-12 | Received 21 Sep 2022, Published online: 21 Sep 2022

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Abstract

Anxiety and Stress disorders are commonly faced by medical students all over the world. In Pakistan, the medical colleges are divided into two sector groups: Public and Private. Students enrolled in both sector groups face different challenges while continuing their medical education in relation with the societal and family pressures, the expenses of education in accordance with the sector, respectively, etc. This study highlights the evident gap in stress levels dealt by the students enrolled and the various ways in how they address those stressors in order, so that, they may be able to cope up. The 384 students from 6 medical colleges (3 private and 3 public) in Karachi, Pakistan were involved in this study. The study comprised of females in a higher proportion (85.7%) and of students from all 5 batches in the colleges. It was observed that, through the Hamilton Depression Scale that students enrolled in private colleges deal with higher levels of stress and depression than students enrolled in government colleges as the average score for public sector colleges was 19.84 and 20.61 for private colleges. It was also observed that females bear through greater difficulties and hence have higher anxiety than men. One factor was common between the individuals that were bearing through higher stress; most of them were studying MBBS because they had ran out of options for other fields or were in this field due to family pressure or were working students. Various methods were adopted by the students to overcome the stress such as extracurricular activities and using the social media.

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Wahaj Najam, Saman Tariq, Sarah Javaid, Syeda Zoha Zehra Rizvi, Suheera Nayab, Ali Mustufa and Muhammad Anas. Comparison of Stress and Anxiety Related to the Educational System among Public and Private Sector Medical Students in Karachi (2021).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/jnc.2020.7.12
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