11 Likewise Tangade et al reported fear of failure as the top stressor among the students and observed an increasing trend of stress from first through the final year of study. 13 Between genders, studies in Europe, Japan and Saudi Arabia have shown that female students had higher stress scores than male students, whereas an Indian study found no difference. 11 , 12 - 14 In view of the literature, it is crucial to have
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Another interesting finding was that fear of unemployment upon graduation was perceived most stressful among students in their initial years with a decreasing trend seen as they proceed to the clinical years.