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Prevalence of Depression Among Undergraduate Medical Students in India: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: Systematic reviews have proved that there is a high rate of depression among medical students when compared with their age-matched peers. Very few studies have evaluated the pooled prevalence of depression among medical students in India. Objectives: To determine the pooled prevalence of...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9910033/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36779123 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.33590 |
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author | Dutta, Gitashree Rajendran, Navin Kumar, Tarun Varthya, Shoban B Rajendran, Vinoth |
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description | Background: Systematic reviews have proved that there is a high rate of depression among medical students when compared with their age-matched peers. Very few studies have evaluated the pooled prevalence of depression among medical students in India. Objectives: To determine the pooled prevalence of depression among medical students in India. Materials and methods: This review was done by searching databases like PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scopus for available original articles published between 2019 and 2022 on depression among Indian medical (MBBS) undergraduate students using PRISMA guidelines. Results: A total of 19 original research articles were included in this review, involving students at different medical colleges from various regions of India. The pooled prevalence of depression among 5944 medical students was 50.0% (95% CI: (31%-70%)) based on the random effect model. This meta-analysis also found that the pooled prevalence of depression among females (pooled prevalence: 38.0%, 95% CI: 20.0 to 58.0) was slightly higher than among males (pooled prevalence: 34.0%, 95% CI: 15.0 to 55.0). Conclusion: The high prevalence of depression among medical students demands regular screening for depression along with counselling services. It shows that there is a need to raise awareness among students and other stakeholders, such as parents and medical educators, concerning symptoms and signs of depression among medical students. |
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spelling | pubmed-99100332023-02-10 Prevalence of Depression Among Undergraduate Medical Students in India: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis Dutta, Gitashree Rajendran, Navin Kumar, Tarun Varthya, Shoban B Rajendran, Vinoth Cureus Preventive Medicine Background: Systematic reviews have proved that there is a high rate of depression among medical students when compared with their age-matched peers. Very few studies have evaluated the pooled prevalence of depression among medical students in India. Objectives: To determine the pooled prevalence of depression among medical students in India. Materials and methods: This review was done by searching databases like PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scopus for available original articles published between 2019 and 2022 on depression among Indian medical (MBBS) undergraduate students using PRISMA guidelines. Results: A total of 19 original research articles were included in this review, involving students at different medical colleges from various regions of India. The pooled prevalence of depression among 5944 medical students was 50.0% (95% CI: (31%-70%)) based on the random effect model. This meta-analysis also found that the pooled prevalence of depression among females (pooled prevalence: 38.0%, 95% CI: 20.0 to 58.0) was slightly higher than among males (pooled prevalence: 34.0%, 95% CI: 15.0 to 55.0). Conclusion: The high prevalence of depression among medical students demands regular screening for depression along with counselling services. It shows that there is a need to raise awareness among students and other stakeholders, such as parents and medical educators, concerning symptoms and signs of depression among medical students. Cureus 2023-01-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9910033/ /pubmed/36779123 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.33590 Text en Copyright © 2023, Dutta et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Preventive Medicine Dutta, Gitashree Rajendran, Navin Kumar, Tarun Varthya, Shoban B Rajendran, Vinoth Prevalence of Depression Among Undergraduate Medical Students in India: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis |
title | Prevalence of Depression Among Undergraduate Medical Students in India: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis |
title_full | Prevalence of Depression Among Undergraduate Medical Students in India: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis |
title_fullStr | Prevalence of Depression Among Undergraduate Medical Students in India: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Depression Among Undergraduate Medical Students in India: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis |
title_short | Prevalence of Depression Among Undergraduate Medical Students in India: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis |
title_sort | prevalence of depression among undergraduate medical students in india: a systemic review and meta-analysis |
topic | Preventive Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9910033/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36779123 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.33590 |
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