IMPACT OF STRESS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF FIRST YEAR MBBS STUDENTS: A GENDER BASED CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Background: stress is a global phenomenon and influences a person’s efficacy, either by 
increasing or decreasing it. Stress can have a variety of negative effects including annoyance, 
anxiety and depression. Exposure to chronic stress and also ineffective stress management could 
lead to physical and mental illness. Stress is quite common in medical students which leads to 
deterioration in their cognitive functions which reflects in their academic performance. Gender 
may also play in manifestation of stress as well.