Salah A Abdelrahim
Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Prevalence of Medical Students` Syndrome among College of Medicine Students, Majmaah University, Majmaah, KSA 2020-2021
Author(s): Salah A Abdelrahim*, Ashraf A Deyab, Mohammed Abdul Lateef Junaid, Ahmed Hussain A Asiree, Talal Mohammed A Alonazi, Khalid Fahad K Alotaibi and Abdulrahman Naqaa Almutairi
Background: Medical Students Syndrome (MSS) is described as medical students having health-related concern while studying a specific condition because their symptoms were incorrectly linked to the disease under study. This is a type of acute hypochondriasis that is more prevalent among medical students than among other college students. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of medical students' syndrome among students at College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia, and its relationship to academic achievement, social factors, and the students' year of study. Methods: An institutional-based observational, cross-sectional study was conducted. Students from both the male and female parts of the MBBS program were included in the study. Data was collected using a pre-tested questionnaire. SPSS software version 24 was used to enter and anal.. Read More»