%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence of depression among Turkish University Students and related factors
%A Osman Gunay
%A Fatma Akpinar
%A Serpil Poyrazoglu
%A Haci Aslaner
%J Turkish Journal of Public Health
%D 2011
%I Turkish Society of Public Health Specialists
%R 10.5421/10.5421/1304.1086
%X Objective: This investigation was performed to determine the prevalence rate of depression and its correlates in students at Erciyes University. Method: A total of 1003 university students at the Medical, Theology and Engineering Faculties of Erciyes University in Kayseri, Turkey were included in the study. A socio¨Cdemographic questionnaire and a Beck Depression Inventory were completed by the students. An unpaired t test, a one way ANOVA test and a logistic regression analysis were used for the statistical analyses. Results: Total numbers of male and female students in the study group were similar and the mean age was 20.3¡À1.8. The mean Back Depression Inventory Beck Depression Inventory score was 11.3¡À8.6 points and prevalence rate of depression (Beck Depression Inventory ¡Ý17) was 21.2%. The Mean Beck Depression Inventory score and depression prevalence were found higher among the students who had a physical illness, who were not satisfied with their body image or their faculty and who rated the economic level of their families as poor. Conclusion: It was concluded that approximately one¨Cfifth of the students had depression. For the students, studying in a faculty which they are not satisfied is a major factor affecting depression. A better leadership should be provided for the students during the faculty selection procedure. Key Words: University student, depression, Beck Depression Inventory ¨¹niversite   rencilerinde depresyon prevalans  ve ili kili fakt rler Ama : Bu  al  ma, Erciyes ¨¹niversitesi   rencilerinde depresyon prevalans n  ve bununla ili kili fakt rleri belirlemek amac yla yap lm  t r. Y ntem: Erciyes ¨¹niversitesinin T p,  lahiyat ve M¨¹hendislik fak¨¹ltelerinde okuyan toplam 1003   renci ara t rma kapsam na al nd .   rencilere sosyo-demografik anket ve Beck Depresyon  l e i uyguland . Verilerin istatistiksel analizinde unpaired t testi, tek y nl¨¹ ANOVA testi ve logistik regresyon analizi uyguland . Bulgular: Ara t rma grubundaki erkek ve k z   renci say lar  birbirine yak nd  ve ya  ortalamas  20.3¡À1.8 olarak belirlendi. Ortalama BD  puan  11.3¡À8.6 ve depresyon prevalans  (Beck Depresyon  l e i puan  ¡Ý17) % 21.2 bulundu. Fiziksel hastal    olanlarda, beden g r¨¹n¨¹m¨¹nden memnun olmayanlarda, okudu u fak¨¹lteden memnun olmayanlarda ve ailesinin ekonomik durumunu k t¨¹ olarak belirtenlerde ortalama Beck Depresyon  l e i puan  ve depresyon prevalans  daha y¨¹ksek bulundu. Sonu :   rencilerin yakla  k be te birinde depresyon vard r.   rencilerin, ho lanmad    bir fak¨¹ltede okumalar  depresyon s kl   n  etkileyen en  nemli fakt rlerden biridir. Fak
%K University student
%K depression
%K Beck Depression Inventory
%U http://tjph.org/ojs/index.php/TJPH/article/view/58