Prevalence and determinants of mental health stress among nursing students in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study

Table 3. Association of sociodemographiccharacteristics, academic challenges, and psychological symptoms with stressamong the respondents

Variables	No. of respondents		Level of stress				χ² value	p
	n	%	Normal(103, 27.7%)		Have any sort of stress (Mild/moderate/severe)(269, 72.3%)
			n	%	n	%
			Age group
	18-19	95	25.5%	22	5.9%	73			19.6%	8.4	.01
20-21	257	69.1%	70	18.8%	187	50.3%
22+	20	5.4%	11	3.0%	9	2.4%
Sex
Male	61	16.4%	19	5.1%	42	11.3%	0.43	.50
Female	311	83.6%	84	22.6%	227	61.0%	0.43	.50
Semester
1^st	313	84.1%	76	20.4%	237	63.7%	11.44	.00
2^nd	59	15.9%	27	7.3%	32	8.6%	11.44	.00
Course load difficulties
Easy	48	12.9%	18	4.8%	30	8.1%	12.31	.00
Medium	214	57.5%	68	18.3%	146	39.2%
Hard	110	29.6%	17	4.6%	93	25.0%
Experienced symptoms such as anxiety, restlessness, or difficulty concentrating
Rarely	76	20.4%	27	7.3%	49	13.2%	9.33	.00
Sometimes	177	47.6%	55	14.8%	122	32.8%
Frequently	119	32.0%	21	5.6%	98	26.3%
Had difficulty relaxing and sleeping
No	218	58.6%	74	19.9%	144	38.7%	10.29	.00
Yes	154	41.4%	29	7.8%	125	33.6%	10.29	.00
Had difficulty concentrating and completing tasks
No	166	44.6%	69	18.5%	97	26.1%	28.8	.00
Yes	206	55.4%	34	9.1%	172	46.2%	28.8	.00
Lost interest in activities used to enjoy
No	213	57.3%	80	21.5%	133	35.8%	24.24	.00
Yes	159	42.7%	23	6.2%	136	36.6%	24.24	.00
Feel discouraged and think of giving up
No	254	68.3%	86	23.1%	168	45.2%	15.22	.00
Yes	118	31.7%	17	4.6%	101	27.2%	15.22	.00