ABSTRACT
Objective: To see the prevalence of study related anxiety, its severity and frequency of different symptoms related to anxiety among female medical students
Study Design: Across-sectional analytic study
Place And Duration: At Women Medical College, Abbottabad in August 2012
Methodology: A self-administered anonymous questionnaire was given to MBBS female students from all classes. Informed consent was taken from the students who were present at the time of handing over of the questionnaire. Data was collected and analysed at the end of study
Results: A total of 93 students participated in the study and all were female. Study related anxiety was found in 72.26% of students. Anxiety was more common amongst final year students [83.10%], followed by 1[st] /2[rd] year students [75%]
Majority of the students were having mild to moderate severity of anxiety i.e. 41.07% and 37.51 % respectively. Prevalence of anxiety was less among 4[th] year students which was 63.23%
Conclusion: Our study suggests the current educational process may have a negative effect on students' mental health, with a high frequency of anxiety among medical students