Abstract
Background/Aim: An important period in becoming a young woman is studying at the University. It is a period of taking responsibility for yourself, your health and social relationships. The abilities formed during this period directly affect one's physical and mental health. The study was undertaken in order to determine anthropometric characteristics and to evaluate the health of female students aged 19 to 22. Methods: An analytical population study based on a survey using a standardised SF36 self-report health test and measurement using an objective bioimpedance method with Omron BF 511 estimated 408 female students of the University of Banja Luka aged 19 to 22, based on inclusion criteria. Results: The mean body mass index (BMI) ± standard deviation of female students was 22.1 ± 3.2 kg/m2 , with 31.80 ± 6.47 percent fat and 28.15 ± 2.81 percent muscle mass. The mean values ± standard deviation of the SF 36 for mental health (MH) questionnaires was 60.7 ± 24.95 and for physical health (FH) 72.21 ± 25.89. Conclusion: Female students have ideal BMI values. Physical health self-assessment reached higher values than the mental health self-assessment, which is probably related to mental distress and problems during studying.
Highlights
Student population belongs to the young adult population and is in the post-adolescence period when a person has reached full maturity and development of all biological functions of the organism.[1]
The most important stages of life for physical and mental health are childhood and adolescence. It is a period when young people develop autonomy, self-control, social interaction and learning and the abilities formed during this period directly affect their physical and mental health for the rest of their lives
The question was: what is your current physical and mental health compared to the pre-study status? The following answers were received: 41.4 % of students said that physical health was worse than at the beginning of studying and 45 % that mental health is worse
Summary
Student population belongs to the young adult population and is in the post-adolescence period when a person has reached full maturity and development of all biological functions of the organism.[1]. The transition from high school to college education is a period of taking responsibility for oneself, one's health and social relationships.[4, 8] During this period, young people often resort to different types of risky behaviors such as smoking, drinking, unprotected sex and poor eating habits.[9,10,11] Healthcare professionals care about the health of their patients, but they play a role in health promotion in different parts of the population and especially in the student population. The most important stages of life for physical and mental health are childhood and adolescence. It is a period when young people develop autonomy, self-control, social interaction and learning and the abilities formed during this period directly affect their physical and mental health for the rest of their lives. Half of all mental health problems in adulthood occur during or
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