Investigating the Level of Nervousness among Female Students in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 1390

Stress is a complex phenolmenon which concentrates on thedynamic relation between human and environment. Education is a stressful experience, especially in medical sciences since it is one of the most stressful occupations. The critical concern about students is the effect of stress on their education, so it is necessary to take preventive policies against stress and its consequences. This study is conducted to investtigate the effect of stress and its associated factors on female students in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 420 female students in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences who were randomly selected. To collect the data, Harrey stress test was given to the students. The collected data was analyzed by the SPSS software. Results of the study showed that 9.9% (42 students) of studentswerehealthyand gained less than 150 score and 90.1% (381 students) suffered from moderate nervousness. The obtained results indicated a significant relationship between marital status and nervousness (p=0.02). However, no significant relationship was found between nervousness and age (p<0.76), grade of studying (p<0.90), major of study (p<0.76) and living site (p<0.43).Discussion & Our results suggested that we could reduce nervousness by providing secure mental conditions, changing social conditions, improving educationnal status especially holding exam and also motivating college students