%0 Journal Article %T The Relation of the Mode of Delivery with the Health Status of Young People %A Gizem G¨¹NE£¿ £¿ZT¨¹RK %A Zekiye KARA£¿AM %J - %D 2019 %X Aim: The aim of the study is to examine the effects of mode of delivery on the health status of young people. Material and Methods: The study was made analytical-cross-section between February and March 2018 at Adnan Menderes University, Faculties of Health Sciences and Nursing. 482 students were included in the study sample by convenience sampling method. The questionnaire and the SF-36 Health Survey scale were used to collect the data. The SF-36 was chosen because it was used to obtain data on physical, mental and general health status in the general population. Descriptive statistics (mean, number, percentage) and t-test were used in the analysis of the data. Results: The average age of the participants was 20.43¡À1.35, 42.9% were midwifery, 10.4% were nutrition and dietetics and 46.7% were nursing students. Of the students, 13.7% were in the first, 40.2% in the second, 33.2% in the third and 12.9% in the fourth grade. In the study, 3.9% of the students worked in an income generating business, 19.1% of them smoked and 3.7% of them used alcohol. They reported that 7.7% of the students in the study had a physical illness and 8.9% of them used a drug regularly. It was determined that 20% of the students in the study had a caesarean delivery pattern. The average total score of SF-36 students was 66.84¡À12.75, and the functional subscale, wellbeing subscale and public health subscale average scores were respectively 81.46¡À13.78, 59.34¡À15.18 and 61.58¡À17.38. According to mode of delivery, there was no statistically significant difference for the total SF-36 quality of life scale score and subscale scores. Conclusion: The study revealed that caesarean births did not affect the health status of young people. It may be advisable to perform similar studies with different sample groups to support the results of this study %K Sezaryen do£¿um %K normal do£¿um %K ebelik %K sa£¿l£¿k durumu %U http://dergipark.org.tr/duzcesbed/issue/44468/484320