Stress Level and Academic Performance among Students of Colleges of Health Sciences and Technology in Funtua Senatorial District, Katsina State Nigeria

The cutting-edge world, which is said to be a world of accomplishment, is additionally a world of stress. One discovers stress all over. As a result of the various inner and external pressures piled on students, stress has become a part of their academic lives in institutions like colleges of health sciences and technology. This study hence explored the sources and level of stress among students at the colleges of health sciences and technology in Katsina State. The relationship between stress and academic performance was also examined in relation to the students' age, gender, and level of study. Based on a cross-sectional study design, 169 male and 136 female students were recruited using stratified random sampling techniques from selected health science and technology colleges. Data was collected using questionnaires that measured presence and stress levels and the different sources of stress in the academic institutions. Academic performance was assessed from the students’ examinations results. Inferential and descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. To determine whether the research questions were statistically significant, Chi Square statistics were used. The analyses were done using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 computer program. The average mean and standard deviation of the sources of stress are 2.1357 and 0.7699 respectively and they are worried of examination, too much continuous assessment, among others. Understanding these sources from diverse perspectives will assist the management in tailoring interventions that will combine the most effective strategies for students. As a result, improving the holistic well-being of a student will ultimately be productive not only for the individual student, but for the overall productivity of the institution as well as the academic performance of the institution as assessed by its students.