PREVALENCE AND RELATED FACTORS WITH DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM ICA PROVINCE, PERU
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https://doi.org/10.35563/rmp.v1i2.95Keywords:
Depresión, Estudiantes de Medicina, PerúAbstract
Objective: To determine the prevalence and related factors with depressive symptoms in medical students from Ica, Peru. Material and methods:Transversal-analytical study realized in July2007, in students of medicine from Ica in a National University; the depression test of Zung was autoapplied, voluntary and anonymously, also searching for protecting factors. It was used descriptive statistics and logistic-regression analysis. Results: 22%of students presented some depression grade, being 2% of the severe form, in the related factors associated to depression it was found that these were significant to: living alone or with some relative(p=0,027; OR=2,07; 95% IC [1,08 –3,94]); the parents place of residence is someplace else (p=0,034; OR=1,99; 95% IC [1,05 –3,77]); time for academic tasks never or hardly ever (p=0,001; OR=7,15; 95% IC [2,97 –7,94]). Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of medical students with some depression grade in the group without the protecting familiar support and separation of the parental links.
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