Open AccessPrevalence of depression among health sciences students: Findings from a public university in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Abdul Rahman Fata Nahas,
Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Elkalmi,
Abdulkareem Mohammed Al-Shami,
Tarek Mohamed Ali Elsayed
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_263_18
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , public health , biomedical sciences , medicine , medical education , alternative medicine , family medicine , psychiatry , psychology , gerontology , clinical psychology , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
High rates of psychological problems including depression among university students have been reported in various studies around the world. The objectives of this study were to explore the prevalence of depressive disorder, as well as the associated sociodemographic factors (gender, origin, school, and year of study) among health sciences students.