TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and factors associated with anxiety among university students of health sciences in brazil
T2 - Findings and implications
AU - Alves, Júlia Vasconcelos de Sá
AU - de Paula, Waléria
AU - Netto, Patrícia Ribeiro Rezende
AU - Godman, Brian
AU - Do Nascimento, Renata Cristina Rezende Macedo
AU - Coura-Vital, Wendel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Objective: The aim was to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with anxiety disorders among university students of health sciences at Federal University of Ouro Preto, Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study between March to June 2019. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire including sociodemographic, academic, family and behavioral issues. The Beck Anxiety Inventory was used to assess anxiety. Estimates were obtained through the prevalence ratio and Poisson multivariate analysis. Results: Four hundred and ninety-three students participated with a mean age of 23.1 and predominantly women (79.9%). All students had some degree of anxiety, with the frequency of the severe, moderate and mild forms being 28.0%, 29.8% and 27.0%, respectively. The factors associated with anxiety included having suffered psychological and/or physical violence in childhood, having suicidal thoughts, having a deceased parent, living with parents, being dissatisfied with the course and being in the exam period. Conclusions: The prevalence of anxiety was high in our study and family problems prior to entering university seem to significantly influence the degree of anxiety, which may compromise the student’s academic and social performance.
AB - Objective: The aim was to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with anxiety disorders among university students of health sciences at Federal University of Ouro Preto, Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study between March to June 2019. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire including sociodemographic, academic, family and behavioral issues. The Beck Anxiety Inventory was used to assess anxiety. Estimates were obtained through the prevalence ratio and Poisson multivariate analysis. Results: Four hundred and ninety-three students participated with a mean age of 23.1 and predominantly women (79.9%). All students had some degree of anxiety, with the frequency of the severe, moderate and mild forms being 28.0%, 29.8% and 27.0%, respectively. The factors associated with anxiety included having suffered psychological and/or physical violence in childhood, having suicidal thoughts, having a deceased parent, living with parents, being dissatisfied with the course and being in the exam period. Conclusions: The prevalence of anxiety was high in our study and family problems prior to entering university seem to significantly influence the degree of anxiety, which may compromise the student’s academic and social performance.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Brazil
KW - Mental disorders
KW - Prevalence
KW - Students
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U2 - 10.1590/0047-2085000000322
DO - 10.1590/0047-2085000000322
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85112693431
SN - 0047-2085
VL - 70
SP - 99
EP - 107
JO - Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
JF - Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
IS - 2
ER -