Factors associated with acculturative stress among international medical students in an Egyptian university.

ABSTRACT:

Background

International students frequently face difficulties that are specific to the typical college experience, in addition to facing other factors of acculturative stress, including cultural differences, language barriers, and comfortability in accommodation.

Aim

The study aims to measure the prevalence of acculturative stress among first-year international students enrolled at Faculty of Medicine in an Egyptian University and aims to reveal the factors that are associated with acculturative stress in these students.

Methodology

A cross-sectional study was conducted on 422 international students in the academic year 2021-2022, using the Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students (ASSIS). The factors associated with acculturative stress were examined us

SUBMITTER: Ali YA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11403887 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature