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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022

Cerebral Cortical Activity During Academic Stress Amongst Undergraduate Medical Students at Kampala International University (Uganda).

Regan Mujinya, Muhamudu Kalange, Juma John Ochieng, Herbert Izo Ninsiima, Ejike Daniel Eze, Adam Moyosore Afodun, Ritah Nabirumbi, Sheu Oluwadare Sulaiman, Emmanuel Kairania, Isaac Echoru and 17 more

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

27 authors at 9 institutions in 2 countries.

Regan MujinyaFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Bushenyi, Uganda.
Muhamudu KalangeFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Bushenyi, Uganda.
Juma John OchiengFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Bushenyi, Uganda.
Herbert Izo NinsiimaSchool of Medicine, Kabale University, Kabale, Uganda.
Ejike Daniel EzeSchool of Medicine, Kabale University, Kabale, Uganda.
Adam Moyosore AfodunDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Busitema University, Tororo, Uganda.
Ritah NabirumbiSchool of Medicine, Kabale University, Kabale, Uganda.
Sheu Oluwadare SulaimanGraduate Program in Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Emmanuel KairaniaDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Busitema University, Tororo, Uganda.
Isaac EchoruSchool of Medicine, Kabale University, Kabale, Uganda.
Alfred Omachonu OkpanachiFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Bushenyi, Uganda.
Kevin MatamaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, Kampala International University Western Campus, Bushenyi, Uganda.
Oscar Hilary AsiimweFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Bushenyi, Uganda.
Grace NambuyaFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Bushenyi, Uganda.
Ibe Michael UsmanFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Bushenyi, Uganda.
Osuwat Lawrence ObadoSchool of Health Sciences, Soroti University, Soroti, Uganda.
Gerald ZirintundaDepartment of Animal Production and Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Busitema University, Tororo, Uganda.
Fred SsempijjaFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Bushenyi, Uganda.
Miriam NansungaFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Bushenyi, Uganda.
Henry MatovuDepartment of Animal Production and Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Busitema University, Tororo, Uganda.
Emmanuel Tiyo AyikobuaSchool of Health Sciences, Soroti University, Soroti, Uganda.
Ponsiano Ernest NgandaFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Bushenyi, Uganda.
David OnanyangDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda.
Justine EkouDepartment of Animal Production and Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Busitema University, Tororo, Uganda.
Simon Peter MusinguziDepartment of Agriculture Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyambogo University, Kampala, Uganda.
Godfrey SsimbwaDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Muni University, Arua, Uganda.
Keneth Iceland KasoziSchool of Medicine, Kabale University, Kabale, Uganda.
Kampala International University · UGBusitema University · UGKabale University · UGSoroti University · UGGulu University · UGKyambogo University · UGMakerere University · UGMuni University · UGUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Stress among medical students is related to their academic lifespan; however, information on brain health among medical students from developing countries continues to be scarce. The objective of this study was to establish perceived academic stress levels, assess the ability to cope with stress, and investigate its effects on the visual reaction time (VRT), audio reaction time (ART), and tactile reaction time (TRT) in the somatosensory cortex among medical students of Uganda. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among preclinical ( Results: This study shows that preclinical students are more stressed than clinical students (PSS prevalence for low stress = preclinical; clinical: 40, 60%). Moderate stress was 48.4 and 51.6% while high perceived stress was 75 and 25% among preclinical and clinical students. Among male and female students in preclinical years, higher TRT and VRT were found in clinical students showing that stress affects the tactile and visual cortical areas in the brain, although the VRT scores were only significantly ( Conclusion: Preclinical students suffer more from stress and are poorer SS than clinical students. This strongly impairs their cortical regions in the brain, thus affecting their academic productivity.

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