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Background: Previous researches on the association between the use of social media and depression have yielded conflicting results. As some studies reported that social media use may reduce depression, whereas other studies observed that frequent use of social media may be associated with depressive symptoms
Objectives: To assess the relation between overuse of social media and depression as well as identifying other risk factors related to depression among medical students
Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional, comparative study was carried out among a representative random sample of male and female medical students in King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [KSA]. Anonymous self-administrated questionnaire was utilized for data collection. It consists of socio- demographic characteristics, details of social media use and PHQ-9 instrument to assess depression among the participants. Data were collected through sending the questionnaire online through a specific WhatsApp group for the students
Results: Out of 297 students invited to participate in the study, 239 responded by completing the questionnaire giving a response rate of 80.5%. Their age ranged between 19 and 26 years with a mean +/- SD of 21.4 +/- 1.5 years. Depression was reported among 67.4% of them, based on PHQ-9 instrument; it was mild among 41.8% and severe among 9.6% of the participants. Depression was more reported among female than male students [74.1% versus 63.6%], p=0.034. The highest age was reported among students with no depression [22.1 +/- 1.3 years] whereas the lowest age was observed among those with moderate depression [21.3 +/- 1.7 years], p=0.018. Histories of having family problems [p<0.001], financial problems [p=0.001], study problems [p<0.001], physical or emotional abuse [p<0.001], psychiatric problems [p=0.007] and family history of depression [p=0.047] were significantly associated with depression and its severity among the participants
Conclusion: Depression is a common hidden health problem among medical students in Saudi Arabia. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was not significantly associated with pattern of using social media
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Partial molar pregnancy is an uncommon thing in which there is usually a triploid atypical fetus accompanying with a large placenta with cystic changes. The incidence of a normal diploid fetus and a partial molar placenta is really uncommon. Here we report a case of partial molar pregnancy in which a normal looking fetus with diploid karyotype coexist. A focal placental abnormal region was noticed at 13 weeks of pregnancy as enlargement associated with cystic changes. Fetus showed no clear deformity. Concerning these findings, the patient continued her pregnancy under close observation and advanced sonographic evaluations were made to rule out other differentials. There were no obstetric complications until the 28th gestational week when vaginal bleeding occurred. The patient underwent caesarian section and the products were sent for pathologic assessment which confirmed the partial molar changes