Depression and associated factors in medical students in Acapulco during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is common in medical students and the Mexican state of Guerrero has the highest rates of depression in the country. Acapulco, the seat of the state medical school, is a tourist destination that experienced early high rates of COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic closed all schools in Mexico, obliging a shift from face-to-face to virtual education. In this new context, medical students faced challenges of online teaching including inadequate connectivity and access technologies. Prolonged isolation during the pandemic may have had additional mental health implications.

Aim

Assess depression prevalence and its associated factors affecting medical students in Acapulco, Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey of students of t

SUBMITTER: Juanico-Morales L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10212175 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature