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

• 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
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/75857/13/final-original-article-prevalence-of-depression-study_2019.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/75857/18/75857_Prevalence%20of%20depression%20among%20health%20sciences%20students_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/75857/; http://www.jpbsonline.org/

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...