%0 Journal Article
%T Depression Among First Generation Medical Students and Non-First-Generation Medical Students in the West of Saudi Arabia
%A Mohammad Eid Mahfouz
%A May Abdulaziz
%A Solaf Alotaibi
%A Ayman Alamri
%A Abdullah Basfar
%A Ahmed Alsubhi
%A Suhail Alfaifi
%A Laila Yatimi
%A Hussain Alsharif
%A Reham Abdulaziz
%J World Journal of Environmental Biosciences
%@ 2277-8047
%D 2022
%V 11
%N 4
%R 10.51847/VjiWxmL1Vk
%P 42-47
%X Depression is a major human blight. Globally, it is responsible for more disability than any other condition. Based on previous studies, medical students are at high risk for depression because of their stressful lifestyle. In the current study, we suspected a high prevalence of depression in FG medical students rather than their colleagues who are not FG. First-generation students are those whose parents did not attend college or obtained a college degree. Unfortunately, they struggle with difficulties in their academic life, such as financial wellness, psychological family stressors, and a lack of professional social networks. The mean well-being score was significantly higher among males (55.5 ± 21.6) compared to females (44.36 ± 23.14), p
%U https://environmentaljournals.org/article/depression-among-first-generation-medical-students-and-non-first-generation-medical-students-in-the-96y5vmi6r1vqkgg