<![CDATA[Background: Depression is the most common psychological disorder encountered and is a disorder that is mainly characterized by sad and depressed emotional conditions and is associated with cognitive, physical, and interpersonal symptoms. Depression has several things such as loss of energy, changes in appetite, lack of sleep, restlessness, decreased concentration, doubt, anxiety, feelings of worthlessness, guilt or despair, and thoughts of self-harm or suicidal ideation. This study aimed to investigate the factors related to depression in Malaysian students in Universitas Sumatera Utara.Subjects and Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia, from September to October 2019. A total of 100 2nd and 3rd semester Malaysian students from Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, and Faculty of Pharmacy, in Universitas Sumatera Utara, who live in Medan were selected by consecutive sampling. The dependent variable was depression. The independent variables were social adaptation, academic achievement, loneliness/ homesickness, culture shock, and study pressure. Depression level was measured by the Korean version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) questionnaire that was validated using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI).Results: From 100 students, the average age of 22 years (Mean= 22; SD= 1.58). Social adaptation, academic achievement, loneliness, culture shock, and study pressure were positively associated with depression in Malaysian students batch 2015-2018, Universitas Sumatera Utara.Conclusion: Social adaptation, academic achievement, loneliness, culture shock, and study pressure are positively associated with depression in Malaysian students.Keywords: depression, social adaptation, culture shock, Malaysian studentsCorrespondence: Putri Chairani Eyanoer. Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia. Email:putrieyanoer@usu.ac.id. Mobile: +62-813 7023-2513.Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health (2020), 05(02): 207-217https://doi.org/10.26911/jepublichealth.2020.05.02.08]]>
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