Potential risk factors related to academic failure in a medical college, a comparative approach Authors Faiza Kiran Noor Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Danish Hassan Khan National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Haider Ghazanfar Bronxcare Health System, Bronx, NY, USA DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.018 Abstract Abstract Objective: To compare risk factors related to medical students’ failure based on gender, year of study and living away from home. Methods: The cross-sectional, non-interventional, comparative study was conducted at a private medical college of Islamabad, Pakistan from 2015 to 2017, and comprised students who had even once scored <50% marks in their professional examinations. Data was collected using a questionnaire that was scored on a five-point Likert scale. Data was analyzed using SPSS 23. Results: Of the 115 students, 62(52%) were day scholars compared to 55(48%) hostellers; 64(56%) were females compared to 51(44%) males; and 50(43%) belonged to the second year. Overall, differences in terms of gender, year of study and living away from home were not significant (p>0.05). Conclusions: Risk factors for poor academic performance were found to be common among all students. Key Words: Risk factors, Academic failure, College, Medical students, Medical sciences student, Living conditions, Gender differences, Perceptions. Continuous... Additional Files PDF Published 2020-10-15 How to Cite Noor , F. K. ., Danish Hassan Khan, & Haider Ghazanfar. (2020). Potential risk factors related to academic failure in a medical college, a comparative approach. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.018 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue A Head of Print Section Research Article