Medical students’ depression: medical students’ views through a qualitative study
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Abstract
Depression is becoming a public health concern as the proportion of people suffering from depression of all ages is increasing rapidly. This study aims to describe medical students' views about depression and association factors of medical students at the Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine in 2019, with the participation of 4 students. The results show that medical students are aware that the prevalence of depression among medical students is increasing; associated factors included age, gender, eating habits, sleeping habits, relationship with family, relationship with friends, barriers towards social activities, academic performance and study load pressure.
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Depression, association factors, medical students, qualitative research
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