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| ISSN |
2220-3206 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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©The Author(s) 2023. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
| Category |
Psychology |
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Observational Study |
| Article Title |
Depression among medical students in Tunisia: Prevalence and associated factors
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Badii Amamou, Sondess Alouani, Amjed Ben Haouala, Saoussen Alouani, Mohamed Ayoub Tlili, Ahmed Mhalla, Ferid Zaafrane and Lotfi Gaha |
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| Corresponding Author |
Badii Amamou, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital of Monastir, Avenue Farhat Hached
, Monastir 5000, Tunisia. amamoubadii@hotmail.fr |
| Key Words |
Depression; Psychiatry; Medical students; Mental health; Beck Depression Inventory; Tunisia |
| Core Tip |
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of depressive symptoms among Tunisian medical students and evaluate its associated factors. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study that was carried out in the second semester of the academic year 2017/2018, between April 2018 and July 2018 among 1138 medical students. Sixty four percent (n = 728) of the participants had depressive symptoms, of which 266 (23.4%) met the criteria for mild, 271 (23.8%) for moderate, and 191 (16.8%) for severe depressive symptoms. Female gender, low socio-economic level, smoking habits and history of mental disorder, performing leisure and physical activities, satisfaction toward career choice, and happiness perception were the main prognostic factors for depression among medical students. Although academic grade may not be considered as a prognostic factor, final year students appeared to be less depressive than their colleagues. |
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2023-10-12 04:44 |
| Citation |
Amamou B, Alouani S, Ben Haouala A, Alouani S, Tlili MA, Mhalla A, Zaafrane F, Gaha L. Depression among medical students in Tunisia: Prevalence and associated factors. World J Psychiatry 2023; 13(10): 772-783 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v13/i10/772.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v13.i10.772 |
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