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Abstract Objective: To determine the frequency of anxiety in medical students of Rawal Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted from 28th Feb to 30th June 2017 using the non-probability convenience method sampling at Rawal Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad. Total 250 students from of 1st to 5th-year MBBS were included by selecting every 2nd student of each class. A close-ended questionnaire was used by interview method. Results: Response regarding nervousness before an exam revealed that 38% showed no signs of nervousness, 52% felt nervous, and 10% had always experienced nervousness. Response regarding mind goes blank during an exam showed that 34% never experienced this, 54% experienced it sometimes, whereas 12% always had. Response regarding troubled sleep the night before an exam showed that 37% had never experienced this problem, and 34% had trouble sleeping sometimes whereas 29% had always. Conclusion: There was a high prevalence of anxiety in medical students.

Nasim Ilyas, Nadia Junaid, Mohammad Farooq, Shiekh Kashif Rahim,. (2002) Assessment of anxiety in medical students of Rawal Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan, , Volume 27, Issue 1.
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