EjSBS - The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences

The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences

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Prevalence of Hypochondriasis Among Medical Students at King Saud University

Table 3: Shows the frequency of students who felt symptoms and thought it may indicate a serious disease, and compare the results based on gender and academic level

Everyday 5-6 times a week 3-4 times a week 1-2 times a week Nosymptoms Once monthly Total P-value
Males 1 (0.6%) 4 (2.5%) 7 (4.3%) 30 (18.6%) 117(72.7%) 2 (1.2%) 161
Females 4 (2.2%) 4(2.2%) 9 (4.7%) 53 (29%) 113 (61.7%) 0 183 0.104
Basic-year students 2 (1.6%) 1 (3.8%) 7 (4.9%) 45 (30%) 94 (62.7%) 1 (.7%) 150
Clinical-year students 3 (1.6%) 7 (3.8%) 9 (4.9%) 35 (19.2%) 127 (69.8) 1 (0.5%) 182 0.150
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