Association of Stress Anxiety and Motives Upsetting Medical and Dental Undergraduate’s Attendance

Objectives: To determine the association of stress anxiety and motives upsetting medical and dental undergraduate’s attendance. Study Design: Descriptive cross Sectional. Place and Duration: This study was conducted within the campus of Islamabad Medical and Dental College during the month of August and September, 2015 Materials and Methods: Medical and dental undergraduates’ motives to be and not to be present in 3 different groups (basic-sciences, preclinical, clinical) were recognized .Using a pre-validated study tool, all the undergraduates of medical and dental (except final year) were requested to rate the degree of different motives affected their choice to be or not to be present in different periods. Bivariate analyses were used to measure the links between stress anxiety and undergraduate motives upsetting the student’s attendance. Results: Four-hundred and ninety undergraduates (98%) completed the study instrument. Approximately three-fourths of the partakers were single (90%) and day-scholars (64%). The majority of partakers spent more than 60 minutes traveling to the campus (64.2%). The level of undergraduate skiving is same between the 3 sessions. High score on Perceived Stress Scale (p 0.01) is seen among boarders (100%) as compared to day-scholars (44.1%) travelling more than 60 minutes. However, more significantly in preclinical day-scholars (100%) travelling more than 60 minutes. Diverse motives to be and not to be present in periods were also significantly recognized (p 0.01) upsetting learners’ attendance. Conclusion: Undergraduates of all sessions reported same level of stress anxiety which was cohesive with boarding and time travelling to the campus and influences the attendance as well.