Estudio comparativo de salud mental en estudiantes de medicina de dos universidades estatales peruanas

• Autores: Perales, Alberto, Sogi, Cecilia, Morales, RIcardo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2003
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/1424
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1424
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Salud mental; estudiantes de medicina; estres; conducta de salud; estilo de vida; Mental health; students; medical; stress; health behavior; life style

Objective: To describe and compare the medical students’ mental health of two Peruvian Public Universities. Material and method: Two medical student populations participated in the study: 1) 1115 students registered in 1997 at San Marcos University School of Medicine; and, 2) 508 students registered in 1998 at Trujillo University School of Medicine. Results: Male proportion was higher than female; mean age was 24 years in both populations. Mental health problems detected indicate high levels of stress, high lifetime prevalence of alcohol and cigarettes use/abuse, dissocial and violent behaviors. Besides the students’ lifestyle was affected by the medical career demands with few opportunities for social entertainments. Cconclusions: The study highlighted the presence of mental health problems in both populations. Students would be helped if a stress prevention program is established.