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IJ Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
IJPBS is the Official Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 1735-9287
p-ISSN 1735-8639
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A Study on Psychological Health of First Year University Students in Iran
Authors
1Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Epidemiology department, Health Faculty, Shaheed Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Daneshju Blv., Yazd, Iran
2Shaheed Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Epidemiology department, Health Faculty, Shaheed Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Daneshju Blv., Yazd, Iran, Tel: +98-3516245853 Email: m_h_lotfi@yahoo.co
Published online:Dec 31, 2009
Article type:Brief Report
Received:Dec 22, 2008
Accepted:Aug 05, 2009
How to Cite:Lotfi MH, Aminian AH, Ghomizadea A, Noorani F. A Study on Psychological Health of First Year University Students in Iran. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci. 2009;3(2):. doi:
Abstract
Objective: Psychological status of university students has an important role in their academic performance. The present study was planned to evaluate the psychological view of new entrance students of Shaheed Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) was used to collect data from 1689 students who visited the Advisory and Guidance Center of the University.
Results: Subjects consisted of 512 (30.3%) males and 1174 (69.7%) females. Overall, 35.7% of students showed a GHQ score of ≥23, of those 8.1% had GHQ>40. More female students showed a GHQ score above the cutoff point of 23 (p=0.003). The highest and lowest GHQ scores were seen in nursing students (40.8%) and students of health faculties (32.2%) (p=0.03).
Conclusion: More than one-third of freshmen had GHQ score of ≥23. Female students and students of nursing and midwifery faculty were particularly at higher risk of developing mental health problems.
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