Vol.4 No.4 – 18 : Knowledge of Adolescents Regarding the Factors Contributing to Mental Health at a Selected Nursing College in Indore

By : Jinu K Rajan

Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences

Majmaah University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Email:jinukrajan@rediffmail.com

Abstract

Background: Mental health is simultaneous success at working, loving, creating with the capacity for nature and flexible resolution of conflicts between instincts, conscience and reality (American Psychiatric Association, 2001).Materials and Methods. The main objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge of adolescents regarding the factors contributing to mental health in a selected college and to compare the knowledge of adolescents on factors contributing to mental health with their selected demographic data. A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted on 100 college students between 17 to 21 years of age group, selected by stratified random sampling to assess their knowledge regarding factors contributing to mental health by using close ended questionnaire at Index Nursing College , Indore. Results : Observation shows that highest percentage (32%) of the college students were in the age group of 21 year and above of, majority (60%) of them were female students, almost all (90%) of them were from nuclear family, highest percentage (42%) of them were belongs to income group of Rs. 1251 and above, highest percentage (53%) of them were from urban area, majority (63%) of them were Hindus and majority (64%) of them received information from mass media. The total mean knowledge score of college students was 12.37±4.53 which is 56.23% of maximum obtainable score which revealing average knowledge, whereas highest mean score (1.42±0.62) which is 71% of maximum score on verbatim for relaxation revealing good knowledge & lowest mean score (3.63±1.91) which is 51.86% of maximum score on nutrition for mental health revealed average knowledge. Association of demographic variables with the knowledge  score shows that significant association was found between knowledge scores & age and class in which studying, whereas no significant association was found between knowledge score and sex, type of family, per month per capita income, residence, religion and source of information. Conclusion: From the findings of the present study it can be concluded that, the knowledge of students regarding factors contributing mental was good on regarding to relaxation. Over all mean, SD and mean score revealed that students having average knowledge regarding factors contributing mental health. The knowledge scores of the students when compared with selected demographic variables revealed significant association was found on age and class in which studying.

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