General Health Amongst Students Living in University Dormitories, Tabriz, Iran

Background: Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. It is the most fundamental rights of every human being regardless of race, religion, political belief, economic situation or social status. Since most elite students are related to young population, healthy condition makes their academic more success. This study carried out to investigate the status of public health amongst students who living in dormitories of Tabriz University. Methods: This study was a descriptive study that statistical population included all students who were resident in dormitories of Tabriz University. Due to its large sample size, by using Cochrane test the number of 189 students was selected. In order to evaluate general health condition, questionnaire of Goldberg was applied. Regarding to reliability and validity, the questionnaire is a standard tool which measures four dimensions of health including physical health, anxiety, social dysfunction and depression. Questionnaires were randomly distributed among students living in dormitories. Data were analysed by SPSS using parametric tests. Results: In this study 50.3 percent of the students were male. The results revealed that the majority of subjects of public health were not good (66.1 percent) as participants suspected of having dimensions of difficulties in physical health, depression, social performance, and anxiety. There was no significant relationship between public health and variables such as gender, marital status, educational level, average score of students in the University, father's occupation, family size and birth ( P ≥0.05). Conclusion: These findings indicate that the general health status of students is not too satisfactory; therefore educational and cultural officials of the University including welfare consulting services should provide the necessary facilities in order to maintain an appropriate environment for increasing scientific spirit and mental health. Otherwise, with increasing problems and the forces of society, appropriate growth and development of participants will not be possible.