Department of PCS, Division of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha
, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Original Article
Major Factors Causing Examination Anxiety in Undergraduate Dental Students - A Questionnaire Based Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s):
Lujain Abdulrhman Al-Sahman, Roba Abdulrhman Al-Sahman, Betsy Joseph* and Mukhatar Ahmed Javali
Objectives: To assess examination related anxiety among undergraduate dental students, and to determine the factors contributing to exam anxiety among them. Methods: 237 dental graduates participated in this questionnaire based cross-sectional study. The data regarding the factors contributing to exam anxiety were collected using a questionnaire that consisted of 15 questions on a 3-point Likert scale. The questionnaire was uploaded to “Google Docs” as a survey and disseminated to participants through “Whatsapp”. Frequency and percentage were applied for data description. Chi-square (C2) test was applied to test the association between two categorical variables. p-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: Of these, 200 participants completed the study.. Read More»
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