Health Problems in University Students - A Case Study

Authors

  • Podila Sankara Pitchaiah  Department of Geology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Nazia Sultana  Department of Geology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org//10.32628/IJSRST196147

Keywords:

Health Problems, Seasonal, Allergy, IBS, Arts, Science, Male, Female

Abstract

Health problems are common among male and female students. The present study was aimed to examine the seasonal, allergy, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and other health problems among the Arts and Science students of Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. The study found that a high percent of Science students have health problems compared to Arts students. 13.71 % of Science students have seasonal health problems, 5.65% have allergy, 6.05 % have IBS and 9.27% have other than these problems. In the case of Arts students the percentages are 3.75, 1.50, 1.22 and 1.50 respectively. It is also observed that seasonal problems are high among the university students compared to remaining problems. The study concluded that the health problems are high in female than male students.

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International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology

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2019-02-28

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Volume 6, Issue 1, January-February-2019

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Podila Sankara Pitchaiah, Nazia Sultana, " Health Problems in University Students - A Case Study, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 6, Issue 1, pp.337-341, January-February-2019. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST196147