Prevalence of obsessive compulsive disorder among first year medical students in Sylhet division

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic psychiatric disorder. High prevalence of emotional suffering and common mental disorders had been reported among medical students. The academic demands, increased responsibility, competition and lack of leisure time may lead to increased stress and anxiety. There is an immense scarcity of information about this common distressing and disabling disorder in Bangladeshi context. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of OCD among 1st year medical students in Sylhet division and find out other correlates. This was a cross sectional study done from 1st March 2022 to 31st January 2023 where 563 students were consecutively selected as sample; among which 546 retained as sample. A predesigned semi structured questionnaire, Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory -…