Muhammadiyah Medical Journal
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025): Muhammadiyah Medical Journal (MMJ)

Comparison of Depression Levels between Medical and Engineering Students at Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta

Nadila, Riska Indri (Unknown)
Renovaldi, Dede (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Jul 2025

Abstract

Background: Medicine and engineering faculties are noted for their vigorous learning intensity and high degree of academic difficulty, making them vulnerable to mental health illnesses such as depression. Purpose: To compare depression levels between medical and engineering students at Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta. Method: This study employed a cross-sectional design. Medical and Engineering students were given the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) questionnaire. The sample size consists of 152 people, collected through purposive sampling. The Mann-Whitney test was used for analysis (p = 0.05, 95% CI). Result: Age 21 (25.0%) was the most frequent age, while age 17 (2.6%) was the least frequent. Based on gender, the male respondents consisted of 87 people (57.2%), and the female respondents consisted of 65 (42.8%). The medical and engineering student groups each had 76 respondents (50.0%). Only 40.8% of medical students reported depression, compared to 63.1% of engineering students (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Engineering students experience more depression than medical students.

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MMJ

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Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

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Muhammadiyah Medical Journal (MMJ) Faculty of Medicine and Health is an international journal based on scientific research. The journal is published 2 (two) times in 1 year, March and September. Muhammadiyah Medical Journal Faculty of Medicine and Health invites the lecturers, practitioners and ...