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Abstract
University students from health careers describe a high prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms. This situation has been associated with lower academic performance. The comprehension of this relationship is crucial for the implementation of interventions in mental health from higher education institutions. This work aims to determine the prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms/traits in undergraduate students and its relation with demographic factors and academic performance. We used a cross-sectional approach in 325 medical students from the University of Antioquia. A 30.15% of them described at less one symptom of depression. A 26.5% of the sample reported high anxiety traits scores. The logistic regression models implemented suggested that academic variables such as feeling distress before presenting an academic test; presenting difficulties with their classmates, and feeling sadness, explain the presence of symptoms/traits. To implementing institutional strategies might strengthen the psycho-pedagogical support.
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