Assessing the quality of life among African medical and health science students using the WHOQOL-BREF tool.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The quality of life (QoL) among health professional students is available in the literature, yet there is a paucity of information concerning QoL among African students. The study aimed to measure the QoL with the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) tool among African medical and health science students.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 349 African medical and health science students from various disciplines at the International African University in May 2024. A purposive sampling method was used to recruit participants from five different faculties. Data were collected using the WHOQOL-BREF tool, and analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test and multiple linear regression to determine the predictors of

SUBMITTER: Galgam FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11809301 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature