Prevalence of stress in junior doctors during their internship training: a cross-sectional study of three Saudi medical colleges’ hospitals

Figures & data

Table 1 Characteristics of surveyed medical interns

Participants	n (%)
Sex
Males	254 (62.9)
Females	150 (37.1)
Hospital
KKUH	250 (61.9)
KAUH	81 (20.0)
KFHU	73 (18.1)
Marital status
Married	79 (19.6)
Unmarried	325 (80.4)
Clinic
Medicine	104 (25.7)
Surgery	83 (20.5)
Ob/Gyn	77 (19.1)
Pediatrics	76 (18.8)
Elective subject	40 (9.9)
Emergency	24 (5.9)
Stress level
None	109 (27.0)
Mild	78 (19.3)
Moderate	76 (18.8)
Severe	141 (34.9)
Total	404 (100)

Abbreviations: n, number; KKUH, King Khalid University Hospital; KAUH, King Abdulaziz University Hospital; KFHU, King Fahd Hospital of the University; Ob/Gyn, obstetrics and gynecology.

Table 2 Associations between stress prevalence and levels of stress in male and female interns

Stress level	Sex	Stress (%)	OR	95% CI	P-value
Mild	Male	54/169 (21.3)	0.64	0.33–1.23	0.178
	Female	24/126 (16.0)	1
Moderate	Male	41/169 (16.1)	1
	Female	35/126 (23.3)	3.02	1.59–5.72	0.0007
Severe	Male	74/169 (29.1)	1
	Female	67/126 (44.7)	3.21	1.83–5.61	<0.0001
Hospital
KKUH	Male	113/174 (64.9)	1
	Female	64/76 (84.2)	2.88	1.44–5.74	0.003
KAUH	Male	28/41 (68.3)	1
	Female	35/40 (87.5)	3.25	1.03–10.21	0.044
KFHU	Male	28/39 (71.8)	1
	Female	27/34 (79.4)	1.52	0.51–4.48	0.453
Total	Male	169/254 (66.5)	1
	Female	126/150 (84.0)	2.64	1.59–4.39	0.0002

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; KKUH, King Khalid University Hospital; KAUH, King Abdulaziz University Hospital; KFHU, King Fahd Hospital of the University.

Figure 1 Stress levels among medical interns and clinical cycles in different medical colleges.

Abbreviations: Ob/Gyn, obstetrics and gynecology; KKUH, King Khalid University Hospital; KAUH, King Abdulaziz University Hospital; KFHU, King Fahd Hospital of the University.

Table 3 Associations between prevalence of stress among medical interns in different clinical cycles

Hospital	Clinic	Stress (%)	OR	95% CI	P-value
KKUH	Medicine	46/61 (75.5)	2.04	0.62–6.69	0.237
	Surgery	38/51 (74.5)	1.95	0.58–6.53	0.280
	Ob/Gyn	34/51 (66.7)	1.33	0.40–4.36	0.634
	Pediatrics	34/49 (69.4)	1.51	0.45–5.01	0.500
	Emergency	9/15 (60.0)	1.00
	Elective	16/23 (69.6)	1.62	0.41–6.29	0.487
KAUH	Medicine	16/19 (84.2)	3.56	0.40–31.23	0.253
	Surgery	12/16 (75.0)	2.00	0.24–16.61	0.521
	Ob/Gyn	11/14 (78.6)	2.44	0.27–22.01	0.425
	Pediatrics	14/17 (82.4)	3.11	0.35–27.54	0.308
	Emergency	3/5 (60.0)	1.00
	Elective	7/10 (70.0)	1.56	0.16–14.65	0.699
KFHU	Medicine	20/24 (83.3)	5.00	0.53–46.72	0.158
	Surgery	12/16 (75.0)	3.00	0.31–28.84	0.341
	Ob/Gyn	9/12 (75.0)	3.00	0.28–31.63	0.361
	Pediatrics	7/10 (70.0)	2.33	0.21–25.24	0.486
	Emergency	2/4 (50.0)	1.00
	Elective	5/7 (71.4)	2.50	0.19–32.19	0.482
All	Medicine	82/104 (78.8)	2.66	1.04–6.80	0.041
	Surgery	62/83 (74.7)	2.11	0.81–5.45	0.124
	Ob/Gyn	54/77 (70.1)	1.68	0.65–4.32	0.285
	Pediatrics	55/76 (72.4)	1.87	0.72–4.85	0.199
	Emergency	14/24 (58.3)	1.00
	Elective	28/40 (70.0)	1.67	0.57–4.79	0.343

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; KKUH, King Khalid University Hospital; Ob/Gyn, obstetrics and gynecology; KAUH, King Abdulaziz University Hospital; KFHU, King Fahd Hospital of the University.