POST LOCKDOWN EFFECT ON PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS AFTER RESUMING CAMPUS ACTIVITIES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Authors

  • Aisha Kiran Department of Science of Dental Materials, Baqai Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Noor Israr Department of Science of Dental Materials, Baqai Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Ayesha Imtiaz Department of Science of Dental Materials, Baqai Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v13i1.100

Keywords:

Post lockdown Anxiety, stress, depression, Dental students

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate post lockdown mental health parameters that are anxiety, depression, and stress among students of Baqai Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among all dental college students all academic years through convenience sampling with a valid questionnaire DASS 21 on phycological health parameters i.e., anxiety stress and depression. Questionnaire was distributed on offi cial online groups of all academic levels that are fi rst, second, third and fourth year of,
Baqai Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan. Statistically signifi cant value was considered as p = < 0.05. One-way Anova was used as statistical test. Chi square test was used to test anxiety, depression, and stress association among all academic years and among both male and female genders of student.
Results: In this survey was conducted among 243 undergraduate male female students of all four academic years of dentistry. Among these students when compared fi nal year students were found most stressed (34.5%) and depressed (43.6%) and anxiety was found greatest among them(72.7%). Depression anxiety and stress was lowest among fi rst year students (21.2%,13.1%,32.1%).
Conclusion: The study concluded that anxiety , stress level is extremely high among final year students and depression is high in third and fi nal year students while gender showed no major difference in mental health parameters when compared. Both gender showed almost same anxiety, depression, and stress level.

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Published

2023-03-31

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Aisha Kiran, Noor Israr, & Ayesha Imtiaz. (2023). POST LOCKDOWN EFFECT ON PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS AFTER RESUMING CAMPUS ACTIVITIES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 13(1), 43–47. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v13i1.100

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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2023): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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