Depression and its Associated Effects on Nursing and Midwifery School Female Students

Subject Areas : Quarterly Journal of Woman and Society

M. ریواز ¹ , P. SH ² , S. GH ³ , L. زرشناس ⁴

1 - دانشجوی دکترای تخصصی آموزش پرستاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شیراز
2 - هیئت علمی دانشگاه ازاد اسلامی واحد فیروز آباد.
3 - مربی،دانشگده پرستاری مامای حضرت فاطمه الزهرا ،دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شیراز
4 - دکترای تخصصی، عضو مرکز توسعه کیفیت آموزش بالین ،دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شیراز.

Received: 2014-02-16 Accepted : 2014-02-16 Published : 2013-11-22

Keywords: Depression, Prevalence, Collage Female Students, School of Nursing and Idwifery, Depression Associated Factors, Depression Treatment,

Abstract :

This study aimed at determining the prevalence and related factors of depression among the students of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 280 students of Nursing and Midwifery, in 2012. The study data were collected through a two-part questionnaire, including the demographic information and Standard Beck Depression questionnaire. To analyze the data SPSS statistical software . A significant relationship was observed between economic status, family history of depression, satisfaction of the field of study, and depression level (P<0.001). In addition, a significant relationship was found between depression level and the history of mental illness. However, no significant difference was observed between age, gender, marital status, major of study and depression. The results of the study indicated a high frequency of depression among the college students compared to the general population. Therefore, depression as a major health problem requires detailed investigation to identify its risk factors and, subsequently, reducing them.