A Study of Stressors in Medical College Students (Hostelities) In Northern Maharashtra

Entering Medical College and staying in hostel for the first time is a very stressful for medical students. This study is an attempt to determine stress in the medical students of a Medical College in Northern Maharashtra. A survey of randomly selected medical students of a Medical College in Northern Maharashtra was conducted based on a questionnaire in which demographic data and items examining possible sources of stressors based on our experience with medical students and a scale to measure the anxiety experienced by the students studying medicine were given to all subjects. On the questionnaire space was provided for respondent to express their comments on each factor they identify as source of stress. To measure the anxiety the students were asked to mark the level of anxiety they experienced on a five point scale. An analysis of data was conducted with SPSS version 16.