Medical Student Stress Survey in Dhaka with Academic and Psychological Factors

Maliha Khan Majlish published survey data from 380 medical students in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2026. The dataset contains responses on academic and psychological factors associated with mental stress, analyzed via multinomial logistic regression. It includes a mean stress score of 21.64 and categorizes students by stress level.

Use Cases

• Predict stress levels (moderate/high) from academic factors like academic performance and exam score anxiety.
• Identify key psychological stressors such as time management, social life perception, and feeling lonely.
• Analyze the association between institutional satisfaction (administration, lecture, teaching strategy) and reported stress.
• Model the combined effect of academic and psychological variables (e.g., fear of future uncertainty, parental support) on stress outcomes.

Strengths

• 380 survey responses from 3rd to 5th year medical students.
• Analysis identified 29 significant academic factors and 9 significant psychological factors associated with stress.
• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Limitations

• Limited to 147.9 KB, indicating a small, cross-sectional sample from only two colleges in Dhaka.
• Geographic bias restricts generalizability beyond the specific urban Bangladeshi context.
• Rows and specific column names are unknown, limiting immediate assessment of data structure.

Provenance

Source

Maliha Khan Majlish via figshare.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study using a pre-tested, self-administered, structured questionnaire.

Time Range

Study period not specified; dataset published in 2026.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Dhaka city, Bangladesh (two medical colleges).