European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Mental health has taken a toll during this on going pandemic. Emerging research assessing
then mental health implications of COVID-19 has identified an increased prevalence of
depressive and anxious symptomatology among the general public. The on going second wave
has led to a further deterioration of mental health. Studies also showed an increase in
prevalence of psychiatric disorders among young adults and also in medical students.
AIM: The aim of this study is to identify major stressors associated with the COVID-19
pandemic and to understand their effects on college students’ mental health.
METHODS AND MATERIALS: Participants were recruited from the student population of
our institute, Sri Lakshmi Narayana institute of medical sciences, Pondicherry. 250 medical
students both undergraduate and postgraduate and students of Allied health sciences were
included in this study. Pre-final, final and postgraduate students, first year students of the
allied health sciences participated in the study.
DATA ANALYSIS
Demographic variables were expressed using Descriptive statistics. DASS 21 questionnaire
items were expressed in frequencies and proportion. Chi-square test was used to test the
significance. Analysis was done by using SPSS version 23. P value < 0.05 will be considered as
statistically significant.