Open AccessDepression among Medical Students of a Medical College in Nepal during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Aarshee Adhikari,
Ezna Sujakhu,
G C Sandervee,
Sabin Bahadur Zoowa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5441
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , pandemic , confidence interval , cross sectional study , family medicine , descriptive statistics , mental health , psychiatry , covid-19 , demography , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , statistics , mathematics , pathology , economics , macroeconomics , sociology
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.