[Relation between sub-health and family environmental factors among university students in Bengbu city].
OBJECTIVE
: To describe the prevalence of psychosomatic sub-health symptoms and to explore the effects of family factors on them among university students.


METHODS
Based on stratified, convenience cluster sampling, questionnaire investigation was conducted among 320 students from 2 universities of Bengbu city, which contained demographic characteristics, family factors and multidimensional sub-health questionnaire of adolescents (MSQA). Chi2 test and Logistic regression analysis were used to examine the risk factors of sub-health symptoms.


RESULTS
The prevalence of overall sub-health symptoms among students was 46.0%. Of the students 30.0% reported physical symptoms and the rates of physical inactivity, physiological dysfunction, and immunity decline were 27.0%, 42.0% and 34.1%, respectively. Of the students 36.5% reported mental symptoms and the rates emotional symptoms, behavioral symptoms and social adaptation problems were 68.6, 35.5% and 85.8%, respectively. The main family factors influence sub-health symptom were family type and the health status of parents.


CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence rate of sub-health symptoms among university students was very high. The risk factors for sub-health symptoms were single-parent family and lower health level of parents .
Yao
Rongying
R
Department of Preventive Medicine, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, China. yaorongying@126.com
Tao
Fangbiao
F
Zhuang
Ying
Y
Han
Hui
H
Zhou
Chunxian
C
D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult