@article{MAKHILLJNC20201228946,
    title = {Comparison of Stress and Anxiety Related to the Educational System among Public and
Private Sector Medical Students in Karachi (2021)},
    journal = {Journal of Neurology Concerns},
    volume = {1},
    number = {2},
    pages = {7-12},
    year = {2020},
    issn = {2708-2563},
    doi = {jnc.2020.7.12},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=2708-2563&doi=jnc.2020.7.12},
    author = {Ali,Wahaj,Saman,Sarah,Syeda Zoha,Suheera and},
    keywords = {public sector,anxiety,Medical students,depression,family pressure},
    abstract = {Anxiety and Stress disorders are commonly
faced by medical students all over the world. In Pakistan,
the medical colleges are divided into two sector groups:
Public and Private. Students enrolled in both sector
groups face different challenges while continuing their
medical education in relation with the societal and family
pressures, the expenses of education in accordance with
the sector, respectively, etc. This study highlights the
evident gap in stress levels dealt by the students enrolled
and the various ways in how they address those stressors
in order, so that, they may be able to cope up. The 384
students from 6 medical colleges (3 private and 3 public)
in Karachi, Pakistan were involved in this study. The
study comprised of females in a higher proportion
(85.7%) and of students from all 5 batches in the colleges.
It was observed that, through the Hamilton Depression
Scale that students enrolled in private colleges deal with
higher levels of stress and depression than students
enrolled in government colleges as the average score for
public sector colleges was 19.84 and 20.61 for private
colleges. It was also observed that females bear through
greater difficulties and hence have higher anxiety than
men. One factor was common between the individuals
that were bearing through higher stress; most of them
were studying MBBS because they had ran out of options
for other fields or were in this field due to family pressure
or were working students. Various methods were adopted
by the students to overcome the stress such as
extracurricular activities and using the social media.}
    }