Students' Utilization of Health Services: A Hospital-Based Study in Mansoura University, Egypt

Abstract

To describe the patterns of morbidity, investigations and drug prescription among patients of Students\' Hospital, Mansoura University. This is a hospital-based descriptive study including both outpatients and inpatients students. The questionnaire for the outpatients\' students was completed by the treating doctor. Data of inpatients\' students was collected retrospectively from the records. Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue and diseases of the eye and adnexa were the most frequent outpatients\' morbidity. The most frequent morbidities among inpatients are diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, and diseases of the respiratory system. The average length of hospital stay was 2.8 days. The mean number of drug prescribed for outpatients and inpatients were 1.5 and 5.9; respectively. University students suffer a variety of morbidities. College health must move away from focusing on disease and move towards health promotive and preventive measures.

Keywords

• Morbidity, niversity students, prescription

Students' Utilization of Health Services: A Hospital-Based Study in Mansoura University, Egypt

Abstract

Mansoura Üniversitesi hastanesindeki öğrenci hastalarınmorbidite, sorgulama ve ilaçreçetelerini tanımlamaktır. Bu hem ayaktan hem de yatan hasta öğrencileri içeren hastane tabanlı tanımlayıcı bir çalışmadır. Ayaktan öğrencilerin anketleri tedavi eden doktor tarafından tamamlandı. Yatarak tedavi gören öğrencilerin verileri retrospektif olarak dosyalarından toplandı. Ayaktan hastalarda en sık morbidite nedenleri; deri ve deri altı doku, göz ve adnekslerin hastalıklarıydı. Yatanlarda en sık morbidite nedenleri; deri ve deri altı doku, kas-iskelet sistemi ve bağ dokusu ve solunum sistemi hastalıklarıydı. Hastanede ortalama kalış süresi 2,8 gün idi. Ayaktan ve yatarak tedavi görenlerde reçete edilen ilaç sayıları sırasıyla ortalama 1.5 ve 5.9 idi. Üniversite öğrencilerini çeşitli morbiditeler etkilemektedir. Üniversite sağlığı hastalıklara odaklanmaktan uzaklaşmalı ve teşvik edici ve önleyici tedbirlere doğru hareket etmelidir

Keywords

• Morbidite, üniversite öğrencileri, reçete

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