Assessment of General Health and Some Related Factors among Students of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences In 2007

Abstract

Background: Respect to psychological needs and health of students that are high ratio of country population is highly important. Because of some stressful factors and impact of circumstances, this group is at high risk. The purpose of the present study is assessment of GH and some related factors among students of ZUMS. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 240 students of ZUMS in 2007. The subjects were selected using stratified random sampling. The data were collected using GHQ-28. The cut off point of total score was set as 28 and in each item was set as 6. In addition to demographic information, we asked all subjects about history of taking drugs, type of drugs, and history of illness. The data were analyzed by SPSS version 13 soft ware using descriptive and analytical (Chi-square test and principal component analysis) statistics. Significant level was set as P