Table 2 Comparison of academic and personal characteristics between pre/para-clinical and clinical group of participants
Sr. no. | Variables | Frequency (%) | P-value (Chi-square) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subgroups | Total medical students (N = 382) | Pre/para-clinical group (N = 208) | Clinical group (N = 174) | |||
1 | Level of academic performance | Satisfied | 142 (37.2) | 94 (45.2) | 48 (27.6) | (12.575) < 0.001*** |
Dissatisfied | 240 (63.8) | 114 (54.8) | 126 (72.4) | |||
2 | Motive for studying medicine | Personal | 317 (83) | 172 (82.7) | 145 (83.3) | (0.028) 0.892 |
Family pressure | 65 (17) | 36 (17.3) | 29 (16.7) | |||
3 | Family history of psychiatric illness | Yes | 72 (18.8) | 33 (15.9) | 39 (22.4) | (2.656) 0.116 |
No | 310 (81.2) | 175 (84.1) | 135 (77.6) | |||
4 | Sought psychiatric consultation during this semester | Yes | 55 (14.4) | 20 (9.6) | 35 (20.1) | (8.474) 0.005** |
No | 327 (85.6) | 188 (90.4) | 139 (79.9) | |||
5 | Currently on antidepressant/benzodiazepines/any other psychotropics | Yes | 47 (12.3) | 19 (9.1) | 28 (16.1) | (4.250) 0.04* |
No | 335 (87.7) | 189 (90.9) | 146 (83.9) | |||