ANXIETY LEVEL AMONG M.B.B.S STUDENTS DURING EXAMS

Objectives: 1.To determine exam related anxiety among M.B.B.S students 2. To determine various factors contributing to exam anxiety among them. Study design: A cross sectional descriptive epidemiological study Place: Study was carried out at Islam Medical College, Sialkot. Duration: From 10th April 2016 –15th May 2016 Subjects and Methodology: A total of 245 MBBS students were enrolled in the study. Out of which 137 were females and 108 were males. A self-administered questionnaire was used which was filled by interviewing each student. Survey questionnaire was consist of questions regarding life style, study style, psychological and social problems. Results: The response rate was 81.66%.There were 55.91% females and 44.08% males students. The mean baseline anxiety was 33.91 ±8.2.Among different factors contributing to exam anxiety ,excessive course load 84.45% ,lack of time to revise before exam 80.81%,disturbed sleep 68.57% , parental expectations 67.75% and irrational thoughts 58.36% were the most important factors reported by the students. Conclusion: Out of 137 females, 69.34% were having severe anxiety and out of 108 males 40.74% were having severe anxiety .From this we conclude that females suffer from higher level of anxiety than males during exams. Key words: Anxiety, Examination, MBBS students