Objective: This study aimed to determine the knowledge about mental health challenges (MHCs) among healthcare students in a
medical university. Method: A cross-sectional study was performed among healthcare students of a university to determine
knowledge about MHCs with a validated research tool using a convenient stratified sampling technique. The Pearson Chi-Square
test was used with Fisher’s Exact and Phi Cramer’s V values were obtained to determine the differences among the studied variables.
The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 24.0 was used to analyze the data. Results: Among 284 students, female
students had more adequate knowledge than males. The majority of the participants had adequate knowledge about MHCs. Among
the different age groups, the students of 25-30 years’ groups showed better results in terms of adequate knowledge of MHCs.
Conclusion: Overall good knowledge of MHCs was observed among the healthcare students.
Keywords: knowledge, mental health challenges, MHCs, healthcare students