Department of Community Health, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
Ghana Med J. 2022 Dec;56(4):303-310. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v56i4.9.
This study assessed the prevalence and risk factors of depression among undergraduate medical students at the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
This was a cross-sectional study.
This study was carried out at the University of Benin.
Three hundred medical students were recruited for this study.
The Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) and a structured pre-tested self-administered questionnaire were used to assess the prevalence and risk factors of depression, respectively.
The students' age ranged from 15 - 34 years, with a mean age of 21.8 ± 3.3 years. Many risk factors which could predispose students to depression were identified. Overall, 96 (32.0%) students were found to have depression. Of these, 59 (19.0%) had mild depression, 4 (1.3%) had severe depression, 53 (39.3%) were pre-clinical students, and 43 (26.1%) were clinical students. Emotional problems (OR 2.205, 95% CI 1.122 - 3.749, p = 0.020), financial challenges (OR 3.971, 95% CI 2.170 - 7.269, p < 0.001) and smoking (OR 6.877, 95% CI 1.731 - 27.327, p = 0.006) were the significant independent predictors of depression.
The prevalence of depression was high among medical students. There is a need to include screening for risk factors of depression in the routine medical examinations for new students admitted into medical schools.
None declared.
本研究评估了尼日利亚贝宁市贝宁大学医学本科生的抑郁患病率和相关风险因素。
这是一项横断面研究。
本研究在贝宁大学进行。
共有 300 名医学生参与了本研究。
采用患者健康问卷 9 项（PHQ-9）和一份结构化的预先测试的自我管理问卷分别评估抑郁的患病率和风险因素。
学生年龄在 15 至 34 岁之间，平均年龄为 21.8 ± 3.3 岁。确定了许多可能导致学生抑郁的风险因素。总体而言，有 96（32.0%）名学生患有抑郁。其中，59（19.0%）人有轻度抑郁，4（1.3%）人有重度抑郁，53（39.3%）人是临床前学生，43（26.1%）人是临床学生。情绪问题（OR 2.205，95% CI 1.122-3.749，p = 0.020）、经济挑战（OR 3.971，95% CI 2.170-7.269，p < 0.001）和吸烟（OR 6.877，95% CI 1.731-27.327，p = 0.006）是抑郁的显著独立预测因素。
医学生的抑郁患病率较高。有必要在医学院新入学学生的常规体检中纳入抑郁风险因素的筛查。
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