Test Anxiety and Associated Factors Among First-Year Health Science Students of University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Test Anxiety and Associated Factors Among First-Year Health Science Students of University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

The experience of extreme worry and self-doubt before taking a test can drastically hinder an individual's ability to perform well and may lead to miserable. Studies about test anxiety and associated factors among first-year health science students in Ethiopia are limited. Therefore, this study...

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Published in:Advances in medical education and practice Vol. 11; pp. 817 - 824
Main Authors: Hanfesa, Sisay, Tilahun, Tsinat, Dessie, Nigussie, Shumet, Shegaye, Salelew, Endalamaw
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01-01-2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dove
Dove Medical Press
Subjects:
Analysis
Anxiety
College students
Colleges & universities
Confidence
Cross-sectional studies
Data collection
Education
ethiopia
Health
health science students
Health sciences
Medical research
Medical schools
Medicine
Original Research
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Risk factors
Sample size
Science education
Self esteem
Social support
Sociodemographics
Stress (Psychology)
Test anxiety
test anxiety questionnaire
undergraduate first-year
Ethiopia
health science students
test anxiety
test anxiety questionnaire
undergraduate first-year
Ethiopia
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Summary:The experience of extreme worry and self-doubt before taking a test can drastically hinder an individual's ability to perform well and may lead to miserable. Studies about test anxiety and associated factors among first-year health science students in Ethiopia are limited. Therefore, this study is meant to provide essential data for future interventions. To assess test anxiety and associated factors among first-year regular undergraduate health science students of the University of Gondar, northwest Ethiopia, 2019. An institutional-based cross-sectional study with a stratified random sampling technique. Test anxiety was assessed using the Test Anxiety Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed. A -value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant in the multivariate analysis, and the strength of association was measured using adjusted odds ratio at a 95% confidence interval. In this study, the prevalence of test anxiety was 54.7% (95% CI=49.40-60.20). The result revealed that fathers' education of grade 9-12 (AOR=0.31, 95% CI=0.14-0.69), mothers' education of grade 9-12 (AOR=2.43, 95% CI=1.07-5.47), psychological distress (AOR=8.37, 95% CI=4.29-16.39), the field of studies; midwifery (AOR=3.56, 95% CI=1.07-11.76), and medicine (AOR=6.79, 95% CI=1.64-28.22) were significantly associated with test anxiety at a -value<0.05. The study found that test anxiety is a major problem of first-year undergraduate health science students. Mothers' education of grades 9-12, psychological distress, midwifery, and medical field of studies were risk factors of test anxiety, whereas fathers' education of grade 9-12 was protective for test anxiety. This showed that an increment in the education of father and mother has a controversial effect on test anxiety. It can be reduced by providing suitable trainings for first-year health science students in dealing with factors causing test anxiety.
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ISSN:1179-7258
1179-7258
DOI:10.2147/AMEP.S275490