Abstract

LARA FLORES, Norma; SALDANA BALMORI, Yolanda; FERNANDEZ VERA, Norma  and  DELGADILLO GUTIERREZ, Héctor Javier. HEALTH, QUALITY OF LIFE AND UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT IN MEXICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS OF A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY. Hacia promoc. Salud [online]. 2015, vol.20, n.2, pp.102-117. ISSN 0121-7577.  https://doi.org/10.17151/hpsal.2015.20.2.8.

Objective: To identify the perception students have on their health and life quality in relation to their satisfaction with the university environment. Method: Cross-sectional study in a random sample of 352 university students of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco Unit (UAM-X), performed in autumn 2012. After obtaining the informed consent, a questionnaire was applied to gather sociodemographic data, assessment of university services and satisfaction with their studies, academic stress, health problems, and self-perceived quality of life. Univariate and bivariate analyses were performed using the SPSS-21 and the STATA statistical software. Results: The mean age was 21.7 years (SD 4.1) and 55% were women. Eighty percent of students attended all required courses during the trimester and 84.1% was satisfied with their studies; 74.4% had support from their classmates, and 86.4% had support from their professors. Seventy percent assessed positively the university infrastructure and services and 83.7% the academic quality. Out of the total students surveyed, 63.9% felt stress the last two weeks affecting their health. Perception about their quality of life was better in students that reported good relationship with professors and classmates who were satisfied with the quality of teaching and used sports facilitites (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Favorable aspects of the university environment affecting positively the perception about quality of life in students were shown.

Keywords : Quality of life; students; teaching; emotions; health.

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