Assessment of Level and Sources of Stress Among Allied Health Sciences Students of Bayero University Kano: A Comparison Between Clinical and Pre-Clinical Students

Abstract

This study is to assess the level and sources of stress among allied health sciences students of Bayero University Kano. A total of 230 participants were recruited in this cross-sectional survey using stratified sampling technique. The data on level and sources of stress was assessed using medical student stressor questionnaire. Descriptive statistics of means, standard deviations, frequency and percentage were used to summarise the data while inferential statistic of independent t-test and oneway ANOVA were used to test the differences between or among variables. The study revealed that majority of the students of Faculty of Allied Health Science's level of stress ranges from moderate to high level of stress. Academic related stress was the highest stressor and pre-clinical phase of study was found out to be more stressful than clinical phase of study (p < 0.05). No significant difference in the level of male and female student's level and sources of stress was found (p > 0.05). This study found no significant difference in the level of stress among the various departments of Faculty of Allied Health Sciences (p > 0.05). The level of stress among these students ranges from moderate to high level of stress. Academic related stress was the highest stressor among the students. Therefore, curriculum, mode of assessment and other academic related activities for allied health sciences students should be set in the range of their coping limit.