Medical Student Syndrome Prevalence and Effect on Karbala Medical College Students
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Medical Student Syndrome, Prevalence, Karbala Medical College StudentsAbstract
Objective The study aims to investigate the frequency and the related factors of medical students’ syndrome and its effect on the mental health, studying, and overall well-being of medical students in Karbala.
Study Design A cross-sectional study was done via an online questionnaire using Google Forms.
Place and Duration of Study Iraq, Karbala, Karbala University College of Medicine
The Survey was done in one year from February 2021 to May 2022
Participants
Medical student (n= 214 ) male (55), Female (159), 2nd Stage (5), 3rd stage (33), 4th stage (42), 5th stage (61), 6th Stage (73).
Material and methods
An online survey was conducted using a questionnaire that was created by the researcher and included clear instructions. The collected data were then analyzed using SPSS-22, which stands for (Statistical Package for Social Sciences in the year 2022.)
Results The prevalence of experiencing symptoms related to the subject you are studying. 214 participants took part in this study, 179 (83.6%) of them were suspected MSS cases which answered with (Yes) and 35 (16.4%) were not MSS cases which answered with (No), as shown in Table (1) and figure (1).
Conclusions It can be concluded that medical students are more susceptible to experience conditions like Medical student syndrome, especially in a stressful environment that lacks social activities and occasional events to destress themselves, so it is important to provide guidance and support to medical students by educating them about the symptoms of Medical Student Syndrome (MSS) and discussing various strategies to manage their stress levels.
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