Research Article

The Prevalence and Severity of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Medical Undergraduate Students of Arsi University and Their Association with Substance Use, Southeast Ethiopia

Table 3

Severity distribution of depression, anxiety, and stress in relation to gender, Nā€‰=ā€‰260, AU, January 2019.

SubscaleSexTotal
Male N (%)Female N (%)

DepressionNormal86 (69.4)38 (30.6)124 (100.0)
Mild34 (63.0)20 (37.0)54 (100.0)
Moderate25 (55.6)20 (44.4)45 (100.0)
Severe15 (71.4)6 (28.6)21 (100.0)
Extremely severe4 (25.0)12 (75.0)16 (100.0)

AnxietyNormal72 (70.6)30 (29.4)102 (100.0)
Mild13 (59.1)9 (40.9)22 (100.0)
Moderate41 (65.1)22 (34.9)63 (100.0)
Severe20 (64.5)11 (35.5)31 (100.0)
Extremely severe18 (42.9)24 (57.1)42 (100.0)

StressNormal106 (68.4)49 (31.6)155 (100.0)
Mild20 (54.1)17 (45.9)37 (100.0)
Moderate29 (70.7)12 (29.3)41 (100.0)
Severe8 (38.1)13 (61.9)21 (100.0)
Extremely severe1 (16.7)5 (83.3)6 (100.0)