Prevalence and severity of anxiety, depression, and stress among optometry students in Nigeria: A cross-sectional study

• Michael Agyemang Kwarteng ,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶#a Current affiliation: Department of Optometry and Vision Science, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, England, UK

  Affiliation Optometry Unit, Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1072-315X

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• Osamudiamen McHillary Ogiemudia ,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: mc_hillary@hotmail.com

  Affiliation Department of Environmental and Public Health Optometry, Faculty of Optometry, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1182-3822

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• Bernadine N. Ekpenyong,

  Roles Investigation, Visualization

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3531-5577

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• Okechi U. Amaechi,

  Roles Investigation, Visualization

  Affiliation Department of Optometry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria

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• Grace Ogbonna,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Optometry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Mzuzu University, Mzuzu, Malawi

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• Edith I. Daniel-Nwosu,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Optometry, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

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• Ngozika Esther Ezinne,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Software

  Affiliations Optometry Unit, Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, Bathurst Rural Clinical School, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia

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• Oforbuike Onyebuchi Ike,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Optometry, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria

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• Kelechi C. Ogbuechi,

  Roles Investigation, Visualization

  Affiliation Department of Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

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• Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Bathurst Rural Clinical School, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia, Centre for Eyecare and Public Health Intervention Initiative (CEPHII), African Vision Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

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