Depression and its associated factors: perceived stress, social support, substance use and related sociodemographic risk factors in medical school residents in Nairobi, Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little data exists regarding depression and its associated factors in medical residents and doctors in Sub-Saharan Africa. Residents are at high risk of developing depression owing to the stressful nature of their medical practice and academic training. Depression in medical residents leads to decreased clinical efficiency, and poor academic performance; it can also lead to substance abuse and suicide. Our primary aim was to measure depression prevalence among medical residents in Kenya's largest national teaching and referral hospital. Secondary aims were to describe how depression was associated with perceived stress, perceived social support, substance use, and educational environment.

Methods

We sampled 338 residents belonging to 8 different specialties using

SUBMITTER: Shah SSNH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8425003 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature