FREQUENCY OF STRESS LEVEL AMONG FEMALE DOCTORS IN A PUBLIC SECTOR HOSPITAL OF PESHAWAR
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v6i02.221Keywords:
Stress, Work place tension, Status of stressAbstract
Objective: To assess the prevalence of stress in lady doctors working in Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar.
Material and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study with a sample size of 130 selected through simple random sampling technique in six month duration at Khyber teaching hospital Peshawar.
Results: Of the total 130 subjects, 13 (10 %) were normal, 90 (69 %) had moderate and 27 (21 %) had severe stress. Out of the total, 21 (16 %) had duty hours of < 10 hours/day and 109 (84 %) had duty hours > 10 hours/ day. Prevalence of stress was more in married (100/130) than unmarried doctors. Depression was recorded in 88 subjects having dependents more than three and 28 had having dependents less than three in their families.
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