Biomedicine

Abstract

Introduction : Depression, anxiety, and stress among medical students are increasing day by day globally as well as in India. Mental and physical health’s are interrelated. Aim was to study the mental health status and screening of few physical health parameters of 1st year medical students and 1st year nursing students of a medical college. Material & Methods : This study was conducted in a Medical college of southern part of West Bengal. 200 medical and nursing students of first year were selected. Mental health was assessed by DASS21 scale. A semi structured socio-demographic proforma was used along with examination of vital health parameters (height, weight, BMI, BP, blood group ) to assess physical health. Results: The data were analyzed with the help of statistical tools of descriptive statistics, Chi square test was done. P value was calculated. Continuous variables were examined for range, mean and standard deviation (SD), while categorical variables were evaluated for frequency and percentages. Conclusion: Prevalence of anxiety among students were more than stress and depression. However, stress is more among nursing students than medical students. Few students were underweight and overweight though none were obese.