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A majority of medical students in Karachi, Pakistan, hold a negative attitude toward seeking professional help for mental health issues, which is significantly associated with age, academic year, and self-harm behavior. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

January 17, 2024Open Access

Attitude towards seeking professional help for mental health among medical students In Karachi, Pakistan

MZMubashir ZafarUniversity of Ha'il TZTafazzul Hyder ZaidiJinnah Sindh Medical University NZNadira Hyder ZaidiShaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology

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Aim: In Pakistan, seeking help for mental health is considered a social stigma and a large number of medical students are suffering from mental health. This study aimed to investigate the attitude toward seeking professional care for mental health issues among medical students. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 316 students selected through multistage stratified cluster sampling. With each academic year 500 students were enrolled. Linear regression analysis was used to find the association of outcome and independent variables. Results: Around 56% of students had a negative attitude toward seeking professional help. Common predictors associated with a negative attitude were age (p < 0.001), academic year (p < 0.001) and with self-harm behavior (p < 0.001). Conclusion: University students generally had moderate intentions to seek counseling regarding mental health.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a20433bc747dde04df7b5c0 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2144/fsoa-2023-0114

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