Prevalence of depression among health sciences students: Findings from a public university in Malaysia

Background: 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, orig...

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Main Authors:	Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman, Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod, Mohammed Ahmed, Abdul Kareem, Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 2019
Subjects:	RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health
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spelling	iium-758572019-11-24T13:32:08Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75857/ Prevalence of depression among health sciences students: Findings from a public university in Malaysia Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Mohammed Ahmed, Abdul Kareem Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health Background: 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. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 425 students from 5 different schools of health sciences at International Islamic University Malaysia, using the Patient Health Questionaire-9 (PHQ-9). Results: With a response rate of 85.9% (n = 365), the results showed a depressive disorder prevalence of 36.4%. The mean PHQ-9 score of the respondents was 8.10 (SD = 4.9), indicating mild depression severity. A statistically significant association was revealed between gender and severity of depression (P = 0.03), as well as between students’ origin and severity of depression (P = 0.02). Conclusion: The findings indicated high prevalence of depression among undergraduate health sciences students. While providing significant information to students’ affairs department, the study findings suggest the necessity to address depressive disorder in health sciences university students in Malaysia. Future research is needed to confirm these results in larger samples. Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 2019-04-26 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75857/13/final-original-article-prevalence-of-depression-study_2019.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75857/18/75857_Prevalence%20of%20depression%20among%20health%20sciences%20students_scopus.pdf Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman and Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod and Mohammed Ahmed, Abdul Kareem and Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali (2019) Prevalence of depression among health sciences students: Findings from a public university in Malaysia. Journal of Pharmacy & Bioallied Sciences, 11 (2). pp. 170-175. ISSN 0976-4879 E-ISSN 0975-7406 http://www.jpbsonline.org/
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spellingShingle	RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Mohammed Ahmed, Abdul Kareem Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Prevalence of depression among health sciences students: Findings from a public university in Malaysia
description	Background: 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. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 425 students from 5 different schools of health sciences at International Islamic University Malaysia, using the Patient Health Questionaire-9 (PHQ-9). Results: With a response rate of 85.9% (n = 365), the results showed a depressive disorder prevalence of 36.4%. The mean PHQ-9 score of the respondents was 8.10 (SD = 4.9), indicating mild depression severity. A statistically significant association was revealed between gender and severity of depression (P = 0.03), as well as between students’ origin and severity of depression (P = 0.02). Conclusion: The findings indicated high prevalence of depression among undergraduate health sciences students. While providing significant information to students’ affairs department, the study findings suggest the necessity to address depressive disorder in health sciences university students in Malaysia. Future research is needed to confirm these results in larger samples.
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author	Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Mohammed Ahmed, Abdul Kareem Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali
author_facet	Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Mohammed Ahmed, Abdul Kareem Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali
author_sort	Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman
title	Prevalence of depression among health sciences students: Findings from a public university in Malaysia
title_short	Prevalence of depression among health sciences students: Findings from a public university in Malaysia
title_full	Prevalence of depression among health sciences students: Findings from a public university in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Prevalence of depression among health sciences students: Findings from a public university in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of depression among health sciences students: Findings from a public university in Malaysia
title_sort	prevalence of depression among health sciences students: findings from a public university in malaysia
publisher	Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
publishDate	2019
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Prevalence of depression among health sciences students: Findings from a public university in Malaysia

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