@article{Bali_Rai_Khanduri_Tripathi_Adhikari_Sapkota_2020, title={Perceived Stress and Stressors among Medical and Dental Students of Bhairhawa, Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study}, volume={58}, url={https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/4911}, DOI={10.31729/jnma.4911}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction</strong>: Medical school is recognized as a stressful environment that may have a negative<br>effect on a student’s academic performance, health, and psychosocial well-being. This could further<br>impact future health professionals’ attitudes and compromise patients’ care. This study aims to find<br>out various sources of stress for medical and dental students to help prevent many future health<br>problems in a student’s life.</p> <p><br><strong>Methods</strong>: It was a cross-sectional study done in Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairhawa,<br>Nepal, among undergraduate final year bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery and third and<br>fourth year (phase I and phase II) dental students, using a questionnaire with Likert’s scale. Data<br>obtained was tabulated and analyzed using analysis of variance.</p> <p><br><strong>Results</strong>: Results showed that stress during exam 210 (92.9%) and preparation phase 200 (88.5%) stood<br>out as the maximum stressors for our study group. The least stress-causing element was recorded as<br>terms with seniors 45 (19.9%), adjustment with roommates 52 (23.01%), and competing with peers<br>69 (30.53%). Length of course 187 (82.74%), understanding the course 173 (76.55%), reading several<br>textbooks 171 (75.66%), and work overload 165 (73.01%) amounted to significant stressors.</p> <p><br><strong>Conclusions</strong>: Stress has a detrimental effect both on health as well as academic performance. The<br>stressors at the campus should be identified and proper coping assistance should be provided to<br>individual students. Systemic efforts are needed to address their concerns and make mental health<br>care easily accessible to them. Counseling and awareness are recommended.</p>}, number={226}, journal={Journal of Nepal Medical Association}, author={Bali, Harleen and Rai, Vaibhav and Khanduri, Nitin and Tripathi, Rupam and Adhikari, Khushbu and Sapkota, Binam}, year={2020}, month={Jun.}, pages={383–389} }