Preoperative anxiety can have an impact on the medical and psychological aftermath of surgery and prolong postoperative recovery. Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of preoperative anxiety and determine the factors associated with it. We conducted a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study of a series of 100 cases operated on in hospitals in the Gab s region (Tunisia) over a 6-month period, using a questionnaire covering both the pre-operative...