Eiman Mohamed
Sudan International University, Sudan
Title: Prevalence of depression among medical students in Sudan International University in May 2017 - August 2017
Biography
Biography: Eiman Mohamed
Abstract
Depression is a mood disorder affects individuals worldwide regardless their age, sex and socioeconomic status. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of depression among medical students in Sudan International University using a descriptive cross-sectional study design in May 2017 – August 2017. We used questionnaires to assess the presence of risk factors for depression, and PHQ-9 for diagnosis of depression. Four hundred and forty students were involved in this study and the result was as follows: 67% of them found to have different levels of depression (49.9% mild, 27.1% moderate, 15.2% moderately severe and 8.1% severe): Year of studying, family history of mental illness, history of child abuse, use of drugs and presence of chronic or mental illness are found to be associated with depression.