Prevalence of depression and its relation to risky behaviors in students of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, 2014
Journal Title: Chronic Diseases Journal - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Students, particularly medical students, due to the special circumstances, are susceptible to loss their mental health. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depression and its relation to risky behaviors among students of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran, in 2014. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 323 medical/paramedical students in Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected through Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and a checklist including demographic information. Chi-square or Fisher's exact tests and logistic regression method were used to determine the relationship between depression and investigated variables. RESULTS: A total of 323 students, including 161 men (49.8%) and 162 women (50.2%) with mean age of 22.09 ± 1.67 years were investigated. From our series, 147 students (45.5%) had the symptoms of depression. Although several variables including degree satisfaction, experiencing educational failure, alcohol consumption, smoking, and having family problems increased the chance of depression in univariate analysis, degree dissatisfaction was the only significant factor for depression occurrence in multivariate analysis by logistic regression. CONCLUSION: Given the results, degree dissatisfaction was the most important factor related to the occurrence of depression. This variable should be considered before entering to the university by students and their parents.
Authors and Affiliations
Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh, Khaled Rahmani, Azizollah Mojahed, Sahar Molsaqi
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP427950
- DOI 10.22122/cdj.v0i0.285
- Views 116
- Downloads 0
The impact of perineal massage during pregnancy on perineal laceration during childbirth and postpartum: a randomized clinical trial study
BACKGROUND: This study was aimed to investigate the effect of perineal massage during pregnancy on perineal pain and lacerations. METHODS: This randomized clinical trial study was conducted at Beasat Hospital of Sananda...
The causes of consent to and refusal of organ donation by relatives of brain dead patients in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran; A letter to the editor
--
The relationship between the manners of parenting by parents and the extent of anxiety among the students
BACKGROUND: Mental health among the children and adolescents is an essential part of public welfare and health. The transfer of values and culture, and children health are made via training. According to conducted studie...
The relationship between cognitive fusion and cognitive distortion with death anxiety in patients with diabetes mellitus
BACKGROUND: Nowadays, one of the most important methods for evaluation of treatment and care in diabetes mellitus, as a chronic disease, is to assess the death anxiety. The present study aimed to determine the relationsh...
Chronic disease program in Iran: Thalassemia control program
BACKGROUND: β-thalassemias (beta-thalassemia) is the most common genetic disorder; it is an inherited globinopathy which is transmitted to people due to a mutation in genes that create globin chain. In Iran, the disease...