Mental Health Status Among Iranian Medical University Students: A Cross-sectional Study
Publish place: Journal of Education and Community Health، Vol: 9، Issue: 2
Publish Year: 1401
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زبان: English
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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 28 تیر 1402
Abstract:
Background: Mental health status of university students is a critical issue due to its essential role in
students’ academic performance. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the mental health status of firstyear
students at Hamadan University of Medical Sciences in ۲۰۲۰.
Methods: All first-year students of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences entered this cross-sectional
study through census sampling. Two Questionnaires, the Goldberg’s General Health Questionnaire-۱۲
(GHQ-۱۲) as a screening instrument, and a researcher-made questionnaire were used to collect
demographic information. After data collection, the chi-square test and logistic regression coefficient were
applied to analyze the data at a significance level of ۰.۰۵.
Results: The results showed that out of ۸۷۵ students, ۱۷۰ cases (۱۹.۴%) suffered from mental disorders,
including depressed mood (۹۳.۵%) and anxiety attack (۲۲%) as the most and least common disorders,
respectively. Fitting the logistic regression model revealed that the highest educational degree (P < ۰.۰۰۱,
medical residency), admission quotas other than the free quota (P = ۰.۰۳), high (P = ۰.۰۴) and low (P = ۰.۰۱)
financial status, and fathers’ unemployment (P = ۰.۰۴) increased the chance of mental health disorders.
Conclusion: Due to the high rate and negative consequences of mental health problems in university
students, it is recommended that university counseling centers provide services for students with a focus
on coping with more frequent mental disorders. Finally, it is suggested they have yearly follow-up surveys
to recognize the effects of the university environment and different conducted programs on the students’
mental status.
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Authors
Seyedeh Zahra Asghari
Department of English Language, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Abdolmotaleb Seid-Mohammadi
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Ghodratollah Roshanaei
Department of Statistics, Modeling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Canter, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Fatemeh Arbabpoori
Consultant Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran