International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Hossam M. EL-Hawary
Department of Community Medicine, Al Baha University, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Association between the Academic Stress Level and Skin Disorders among Albaha University Medical Students, Saudi Arabia
Author(s): Hasan S. AL-Ghamdi*, Hossam M. EL-Hawary, Ihab Shafek Atta, Hamed Ahmed Alghamdi and Rahaf Khaled AL-Zahrani
Objectives: Medical students are usually exposed to academic and social isolation in addition to environmental and financial stressors. There is a growing concern about an association between increased academic stress levels and several skin disorders. This paper aimed at assessing perceived stressors and their origins by examining the relationship between academic stress and skin disorders among medical students at the University of Albaha. Methods: A cross-sectional study consisting of 251 medical students from both the male and female sections was conducted. The participants received a self-administered questionnaire consisting of sociodemographic profile and origin of stressors, such as academic, psychosocial, and environmental stressors, and a Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) with a modified form of the self-reported skin disorders. Ski.. Read More»
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