Background: Difficulties that arise in student life, if not resolved, can greatly affect physical and psychological health. According to psychologists, to reduce student stress, psychological consultation in schools plays a particularly important role.
Objective: Identify factors related to the psychological counseling needs of final-year medical students at Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 2022.
Methods: Descriptive research design through cross-sectional survey with 209 students in 5 finalyear medical classes.
Results: There is a relationship between gender and academic ranking factors with students’ need for psychological consultation; In which, the rate of female students needing psychological consultation is 1,843 times higher than that of male students (OR=1.843; 95CI:1.015-3.348). Besides, the rate of students with good or poor academic performance needing psychological consultation is only 0.535 times that of students with excellent/good academic performance (OR=0.535; 95CI: 0.305-0.939).
Conclusion: Factors related to the need for psychological consultation of final-year medical students at Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 2022 include gender and academic ranking factors.