General health status of newly arrived students of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences In the academic year 94-93

Students public health is the most important factor in their education at the university Since the task of university is training pious and efficient human resources, it's also possible with a balanced growth in all aspects of mental health .This study aimed to assess the general health of the new incoming students in Zanjan University of Medical Sciences in the first semester of the academic year was 94-93.
This is a descriptive study. All new incoming students in Zanjan University of Medical Sciences in the first semester of the academic year 94-93, those who are more than 471 people, are population of this research. Sampling was done randomly for this research. Goldberg general health questionnaire (GHQ 28) were given to all of them in order to gathering data. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, etc.) were used to analyze the data.
Of 471 students, 156 persons (35.8%) were male and 280 persons (64.2%) were female. The highest frequency of age were related to 18 up to 22. The average score and standard division in the first group were respectively 10.83 and 5.13 and in the second group were 35.02 and 12.33. From the subscales of public health, social functioning factor has the maximum number of students who suspected of having disorders. (182 person equal to 39.2%). And about the public health problems, females (33 persons, 14%) had a higher prevalence.
The general health of the students in this study were reported at an appropriate level. Just the social function of the students seemed inappropriate. So, according to our results, it is essential that authorities continue this type of researches for using the results in cultural planning and spend more effort in such studies.