An investigative study on the causes of depression and the coping strategies among clinical medical students in private universities in North Central Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is among known mental health conditions and students in schools of medicine are not immune to it. In this investigative study, 211 clinical medical students of two private universities from North-Central Nigeria were examined on depression prevalence, the contributory factors and their coping strategies.

Methods

The Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9), the Medical Student's Stressor Questionnaire (MSSQ) and identified coping strategies according to Coping Oriented to Problems Experienced Inventory (COPE) were instruments of data collection.

Results

The results were obtained by both descriptive analysis and test of association between some categorical variables. The depression prevalence amongst the participants was 159 (75.4%). Females (124 (7

SUBMITTER: Obilade TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11515504 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature