بررسی عوامل مرتبط با سلامت روان در دانشجویان دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زابل

Background and Aims:
One of the themes of community health assessment is the mental health. The purpose of this study was to determine
the relationship between mental health and related factors on freshmen of Zabol University of Medical Sciences.
Methods:
In this descriptive-analytical study, 335 freshmen of Zabol University with different academic disciplines and
levels of study participated. Data was collected from personal data questionnaire and student mental health
Goldberg's General 28-question. SPSS16 statistical software was used for data analysis and frequency distributions,
and methods of descriptive and inferential statistics, including t-test and ANOVA were used. %95 of the results were
reported.
Results:
Mental Health Status Questionnaire scores of males and females, were respectively, 14.68 ± 10.59 and 21.08 ± 14.23
in which there was a statistically significant correlation (P>0.05). %26.56 of students scored above the cut-off score
in mental health. Results showed that, between the public health and demographic variables (marital status, quota
and residence) there is no significant correlation (P> 0.05) and the variable of gender was the only significant factor
(P = 0.0001). Results showed statistically significant association between the public health and Field of Study
(P =0.0001) and Degree (p=0.009).
Conclusion:
Considering the high prevalence of mental disorders in students entering the university, it is essential to have
mental health promotion plans.Specifically, life skills education in schools is needed to enhance their skills, abilities
and mental capacity not mere knowledge.


*Corresponding Author: Zahra Afshari. MSc, Educational Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol,
Iran.
Email: zahraafshari1526@yahoo.com