Phenomenological exploration of medical students’ lived Experiences of mental health challenges at jimma University, ethiopia

Abstract

Medical students throughout the world are highly exposed to mental health challenges like Burnout, Anxiety, and Depression. These challenges hinder the student’s academic performance and professional development. In Ethiopia, like the global context, students go through mental health challenges. Evidence suggests that university students experience substantial psychological distress, yet the lived realities behind these statistics remain underexplored