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Epidemiology of mental health problems in female students: A questionnaire survey

Authors
Mehdi Mokhtaria, Somayeh Farhang Dehghanb, Mehdi Asgharib, *, mehdi.asghari@aol.com, Uonees Ghasembakloc, Ghasem Mohamadyaric, Seyed Ali Azadmaneshc, Elmira Akbarid
aDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
bDepartment of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
cDepartment of Psychology, School of Humanities, Payame-Noor University, Khoy, Iran
dDepartment of Midwifery, School of Midwifery and Nursing, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
*Corresponding author. Address: Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Poursina St., Keshavarz Blvd., P.O. Box 14155-6446, Tehran, Iran. Tel./fax: +98 21 88951390.
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Received 11 August 2012, Revised 15 February 2013, Accepted 16 February 2013, Available Online 22 March 2013.
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2013.02.005How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Epidemiology; Mental health; Female student; GHQ-28
Abstract

Mental health as a state of well-being can be affected by gender. The present work aims to examine the mental health status in female students and recognize its affecting factors. A cross-sectional study on female students of Payame-Noor University in West Azerbaijan, Iran, was conducted among 1632 students. Data collection tools were the demographic data and the General Health Questionnaires (GHQ-28). The results show that 51.5% of the population under study were healthy and 48.5% have had mental disorders. Based on the social effects on the mental health of students, the correlations between age (p = 0.15), location (p = 0.29) and parental education (p = 0.34) with general health status were assessed and there were no significant differences between them. However, birth order (p < 0.002), marital status (p < 0.001) and family income (p < 0.000) had significant differences with regard to mental health status. This study indicates that 43.6% of students are suspected to have mental and physical disorders, and the most effective factor is the socioeconomic condition. The strong correlation between birth order, marital status, and family income and mental health disorders suggests the necessity to pay more attention to all these issues in all at-risk students.

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Journal
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Publication Date
2013/03/22
ISSN (Online)
2210-6014
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2210-6006
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© 2013 Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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