Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Department of Community Medicine, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2021 Jul 30;59(239):645-648. doi: 10.31729/jnma.5441.
Depression is a common mental disorder. Medical school is a stressful environment. The outbreak of COVID-19 has added to the plight of medical students. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of depression among medical students of a medical college in Nepal during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students of a medical college in Nepal from August 2020 to September 2020. The sample size of our study was 223. A convenient sampling method was adopted for the selection of respondents. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Committee (Reference no:321). The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 22. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. The study instrument consisted of the Patient Health Questionnaire and socio-demographic information.
Out of 223 participants, the prevalence of depression was seen among 52 (23.3%) (17.7%-28.9% at 95% Confidence Interval) students in our study. Among them, 25 (48.1%) females and 27 (51.9%) males were depressed. The prevalence of depression was higher in preclinical years (first and second year) than in clinical years (third, fourth and final year).
The prevalence of depression among medical students in Nepal during the pandemic was less than the findings of similar studies conducted in Nepal before the pandemic. Further studies are required to get more knowledge about the factors associated with mental health of medical students.
抑郁症是一种常见的精神障碍。医学院校是一个充满压力的环境。COVID-19 的爆发使医学生的困境更加艰难。本研究旨在确定尼泊尔一所医学院校医学生在 COVID-19 大流行期间的抑郁患病率。
本研究是在 2020 年 8 月至 9 月期间对尼泊尔一所医学院校的医学生进行的一项描述性横断面研究。我们的研究样本量为 223 名。采用方便抽样法选择受访者。本研究得到了机构审查委员会的批准（参考编号：321）。使用社会科学统计软件包版本 22 分析数据。计算了 95%置信区间的点估计值以及二进制数据的频率和比例。研究工具包括患者健康问卷和社会人口统计学信息。
在 223 名参与者中，我们的研究中有 52 名（23.3%）（95%置信区间为 17.7%-28.9%）学生患有抑郁症。其中，25 名（48.1%）女性和 27 名（51.9%）男性患有抑郁症。在临床前（第一和第二年）比临床（第三、第四和最后一年）期间，抑郁的患病率更高。
尼泊尔大流行期间医学生的抑郁患病率低于尼泊尔大流行前类似研究的发现。需要进一步研究以了解与医学生心理健康相关的因素。
