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    Subjective experience of distress and perception towards care among medical students receiving counselling services at student counselling clinic, College of Health Sciences, AAU; a qualitative study.
    (Addis Abeba University, 2019-08) Worku, Nigist; Prof.Araya, Mesfin; Dr. Milkias, Barkot
    Background- One may anticipate medical school would be a time of personal growth, fulfilment, and well-being despite its challenges. However, studies suggest that current educational process may have an inadvertent negative effect on student’s mental health. Objective- This study aims in exploring the Subjective experience of distress and perception towards care among medical students receiving counselling services at student counselling clinic in AAU, CHS. Method- An exploratory qualitative research design was used to conduct the study. Nine in-depth interviews were done among students who used the student counselling clinic. A thematic content analysis of the interviews was performed using the open code software version 3.6. Results- We found that grade and exams, relationships students have with consultants, social life difficulties and concern about their health to be stressful to the students during medical school training. Most were glad about the opportunity they got to talk to a professional in the new counselling clinic. All agree with the easy accessibility of the counselling clinic. Most were satisfied with the service they got. Among those students who were happy, all believe the counsellor was not competent enough to deal with their problem. They suggest more organization of the clinic which works with simple stressors of students. Conclusion- The current student counselling clinic is easily accessible and well fit for medical students. Scaling up of the service is needed in order to increase the effectiveness of the counselling.