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Table 3 Association between year of study and level of depressive symptoms among students in each of the four HPs Schools

From: Health professions’ students have an alarming prevalence of depressive symptoms: exploration of the associated factors

College of study

Academic year

Minimal

N (%)

Mild

N (%)

Moderate

N (%)

Severe

N (%)

Total morbidity

N (%)

Total

N (%)

p value

X 2

(df)

Medicine

1

56 (55.4)

28 (27.7)

11 (10.9)

6 (5.9)

45 (44.5)

101(100.0)

0.605

10.1 (12)

2

46 (56.8)

16 (19.8)

12 (14.8)

7 (8.6)

35 (43.2)

81 (100.0)

3

42 (48.8)

19 (22.1)

12 (14.0)

13 (15.1)

44 (51.1)

86 (100.0)

4

63 (55.8)

20 (17.7)

20 (17.7)

10 (8.8)

50 (44.2)

113 (100.0)

5

26 (49.1)

14 (26.4)

7 (13.2)

6 (11.3)

27 (50.9)

53 (100.0)

All years

234 (53.8)

97 (22.3)

62 (14.3)

42 (9.7)

201 (46.2)

435

Dentistry

1

20 (48.8)

9 (22.0)

9 (22.0)

3 (7.3)

21 (51.2)

41 (100.0)

0.010

26.1 (12)

2

16 (40.0)

8 (20.0)

12 (30.0)

4 (10.0)

24 (60.0)

40 (100.0)

3

10 (34.5)

7 (24.1)

10 (34.5)

2 (6.9)

19 (65.5)

29 (100.0)

4

33 (76.7)

4 (9.3)

1 (2.3)

5 (11.6)

10 (23.2)

43 (100.0)

5

11 (33.3)

9 (27.3)

9 (27.3)

4 (12.1)

22 (66.6)

33 (100.0)

All years

90 (48.4)

37(19.9)

41(22.0)

18 (9.7)

96 (51.6)

186

AMS

1

18 (47.4)

9 (23.7)

11 (28.9)

0 (0.0)

20 (52.6)

38 (100.0)

0.267

11.1 (12)

2

67 (57.8)

21 (18.1)

19 (16.4)

9 (7.8)

49 (42.2)

116 (100.0)

3

61 (51.7)

30 (25.4)

17 (14.4)

10 (8.5)

57 (48.3)

118 (100.0)

4

101(54.9)

47 (25.5)

26 (14.1)

10 (5.4)

83 (45.1)

184 (100.0)

All years

250 (54.2)

109 (23.6)

73 (15.8)

29 (6.3)

211(45.7)

461

Nursing

1

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

1 (100.0)

0.323

10.3 (12)

2

10 (83.3)

1 (8.3)

1 (8.3)

0 (0.0)

2 (16.6)

12 (100.0)

3

16 (55.2)

4 (13.8)

7 (24.1)

2 (6.9)

13 (44.8)

29 (100.0)

4

32 (52.5)

11 (18.0)

11 (18.0)

7 (11.5)

29 (47.5)

57 (100.0)

All years

58 (55.8)

18 (17.3)

19 (18.3)

9 (8.7)

46 (44.2)

104