Meta-analysis of Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Among University Students

• Main Authors: Shifa Shaffique, Sehar Shahzad Farooq, Haseeb Anwar, Hafiz Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Akram, Soon Ki Jung
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Jinnah University for Women 2020-09-01
• Series: RADS Journal of Biological Research & Applied Science
• Subjects: Anxiety; Community; Depression; Medical Student; Stress
• Online Access: http://jbas.juw.edu.pk/index.php/JBAS/article/view/308

Background: The global burden on mental disorders have become too advanced with serious consequences on health and society. Over the years, depression, stress, and anxiety have become more common symptoms which affect all over population pyramid irrespective of the gender. Mental disorders are second most health indicator that causes morbidity. Objectives: The mental disorders affect the entire population and both genders equally. Present study was conducted to carry out meta-analysis study to highlight the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and stress among university students. Methodology: Various search engines i.e. Google scholar, Duckduckgo, AOL, Baidu, Yahoo as well as books and newsletter were used to collect the data. Results: Despite tremendous development in the era of health and education, there is significant prevalence (79.5%) of anxiety, depression, and stress in medical students that leads to morbidity and poor mental health disorders among these students. Conclusion: It is concluded from meta-analysis study that prevalence of depression and anxiety is alarmingly high. There is a need of the hour to develop and design the mental health prevention programs and health education programs to overcome this issue.