This study investigates the prevalence and predictors of perceived stress among medical students at Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Nigeria. Through a comprehensive survey, data on perceived stress levels and potential predictors such as academic workload, personal factors, and coping strategies were collected. Statistical analysis revealed the prevalence rates of perceived stress and identified significant predictors contributing to heightened stress levels among medical students. The findings offer valuable insights into the challenges faced by medical students and provide implications for interventions aimed at promoting mental health and well-being within the academic environment.

Perceived stress, Medical students, Prevalence

World Health Organization. The global burden of disease, In Murray CJL, Lopez AD. (eds): The Global burden of Disease. A comprehensive assessment of mortality and disability from diseases, injuries and risk factors in 1990 and projected. Cambridge, MA Harvard School of Public Health; 1996.

Cooper CL, Palmer S. Conquer your stress. CIPD Publishing. 2000;102.

Eweniyi GB, Stress management skills and university students academic behavior: implications for counselling. The Social Sciences, Scientific Research Publishing Company. Medwell Journals. 2009;4(1): 1339-142.

Dahlin M, Joneborg N, Rumeson B. Stress and depression among medical students: a cross sectional study. Med Educ. 2005;39: 594-604.

Sreeramareddy CT, Shankar PR, Binu VS, Mukhopadhyay C, Ray B, Menezes RG. Psychological morbidity, sources of stress and coping strategies among undergraduate medical students of Nepal. BMC Medical Education. 2007;7(1):26.

Omigbodun OO, Odukogbe AT, Omigbodun AO, Yusuf OB, Bella TT, Olayemi O. Stressors and psychological symptoms in students of medicine and allied health professions in Nigeria. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2006;41: 415-21.

Shah M, Hasn S, Malik S, Sreramareddy CT. Perceived stress, sources and severity of stress among medical undergraduates in a Pakistani medical school. BMC Med Educ. 2010;10:2.

Wolf L, Stidham AW, Ross R. Predictors of stress and coping strategies of US accelerated vs. generic Baccalaureate Nursing students: An embedded mixed methods study. Nurse Educ Today. 2015;35(1):200-5.

Oku AO, Owoaje ET, Oku OO, Ikpeme BM. Prevalence of stress, stressors and coping strategies among medical students in a Nigerian medical school. Afr J Med Health Sci. 2015;14:29-34.

Gazzaz ZJ, Baiz M, Mana Al Ahendi BS, Owaid Al Sulaiman MM, Salem Al Ahendi A, Hadi Al-Grad MS, Abdulah Ali Qurayshah M. Perceived stress, reasons for and source of stress among medical students at Rabigh Medical College, King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. BMC Medical Education. 2018;18:29.

Yusoff MS, Abdul Rahim AF, Yaacob MJ. Prevalence and sources of stress among Universiti Sains. Malaysia medical students. Malays J Med Sci. 2010;17:30-7.

Asani MO, Farouk Z, Gambo S. Prevalence of perceived stress among clinical students of Bayero University Medical School. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences. 2016;13(1):55-58.