A Cross-sectional Study on State Anxiety Among MBBS Students of Government and Private Colleges across Andhra Pradesh and Telengana
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https://doi.org/10.37506/pwcfxp41Keywords:
Government, Private, MBBS, Professional Years, AnxietyAbstract
The Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) is the course pursued by undergraduate students to become
Doctors in India. This course is conducted as per the NMC guidelines. This study aimed to study the levels of State Anxiety
among the students of various government and private medical colleges. State Anxiety is the anxiety that is experienced
by an individual as a response to a particular situation and is temporary, whilst Trait Anxiety is suffered by an individual
as an inherent character and it’s permanent. The first 20 questions of the State-Trait Anxiety Questionnaire, surveyed
anxiety levels among 132 medical students across the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telengana. The results were interpreted
and analyzed using Microsoft Excel. The highest MSA (Mean State Anxiety) was observed in the students of Deemed
Universities, probably due to the excessive financial load up on them, in addition to the exhaustive syllabus; whereas
LMS (Least Mean Score) was seen in the students of PPP (Public Private Partnership) Colleges. Moreover, State Anxiety
survey among medical students across the years of MBBS in the two provinces reveals that Final Professional Year Part
2 candidates showed maximum MSA, while the least was recorded in Post-Interns. This can, possibly be due to the huge
load of syllabi in the final Prof year, that ought to be covered within a limited time. Post-interns on the other hand, have
completed their graduation, thereby being comparatively more independent financially. The current study leaves scope
for future researchers in the same area but on a different population or sample size as this survey was confined within the
states of Andhra Pradesh and Telengana.
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