Religious attitude of students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in 2006-2007

(Received 12 Feb, 2008 ; Accepted 24 Sep, 2008) Abstract Back ground and purpose: Available evidence shows that religious attitude have noticeable effects on psychological aspects of human life. The purpose of this study was to determine the present situation of religious attitude of Students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. Student’s attitude towards theoretical basis of Islam and Some other subsidiary rules of religion and moral values were studied in this investigation.Materials and methods: In this research descriptive field study on all the students of the university, stratified sampling method was employed and 384 students were recruited.A questionnaire consisting of 38 questions was used to collect the data. Attitude rates were quantified on the scale of –5 to +5. Results: The mean rates of attitude of associated to art students (2.53 ± 1.63) and B.S.C students (3.06±1.45) were statistically significant (p<0.01).Likewise, the mean rate of attitude of male and female students (2.94±1.7) and (2.97±1.4) were statistically significant (p<0.01).The attitude rate of the majority of students was between 2.5 to 4.5 (s. p 1.63). The top mark of 4.5 was gained by 57% of the students.Conclusion: The students have positive religious attitude. The lack of adequate religious practice among the subjects must not be interpreted as the low religious attitude. However it is necessary to study other factor that effects students practice. . Religious attitude of students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in 2006-2007 . Ali Aasghar Zakavi* , Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini* , Mohammad Azadbakht **, Reza Ali Mohammadpour *** , Hossein Jalahi *** * Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran** Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran *** Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran(Received 12 Feb, 2008 ; Accepted 24 Sep, 2008) Abstract Back ground and purpose: Available evidence shows that religious attitude have noticeable effects on psychological aspects of human life. The purpose of this study was to determine the present situation of religious attitude of Students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. Student’s attitude towards theoretical basis of Islam and Some other subsidiary rules of religion and moral values were studied in this investigation.Materials and methods: In this research descriptive field study on all the students of the university, stratified sampling method was employed and 384 students were recruited.A questionnaire consisting of 38 questions was used to collect the data. Attitude rates were quantified on the scale of –5 to +5. Results: The mean rates of attitude of associated to art students (2.53 ± 1.63) and B.S.C students (3.06±1.45) were statistically significant (p<0.01).Likewise, the mean rate of attitude of male and female students (2.94±1.7) and (2.97±1.4) were statistically significant (p<0.01).The attitude rate of the majority of students was between 2.5 to 4.5 (s. p 1.63). The top mark of 4.5 was gained by 57% of the students.Conclusion: The students have positive religious attitude. The lack of adequate religious practice among the subjects must not be interpreted as the low religious attitude. However it is necessary to study other factor that effects students practice. Keywords: Religious, attitude, student. Religious attitude of students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in 2006-2007 . Ali Aasghar Zakavi* , Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini* , Mohammad Azadbakht **, Reza Ali Mohammadpour *** , Hossein Jalahi *** * Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran** Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran *** Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran(Received 12 Feb, 2008 ; Accepted 24 Sep, 2008) Abstract Back ground and purpose: Available evidence shows that religious attitude have noticeable effects on psychological aspects of human life. The purpose of this study was to determine the present situation of religious attitude of Students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. Student’s attitude towards theoretical basis of Islam and Some other subsidiary rules of religion and moral values were studied in this investigation.Materials and methods: In this research descriptive field study on all the students of the university, stratified sampling method was employed and 384 students were recruited.A questionnaire consisting of 38 questions was used to collect the data. Attitude rates were quantified on the scale of –5 to +5. Results: The mean rates of attitude of associated to art students (2.53 ± 1.63) and B.S.C students (3.06±1.45) were statistically significant (p<0.01).Likewise, the mean rate of attitude of male and female students (2.94±1.7) and (2.97±1.4) were statistically significant (p<0.01).The attitude rate of the majority of students was between 2.5 to 4.5 (s. p 1.63). The top mark of 4.5 was gained by 57% of the students.Conclusion: The students have positive religious attitude. The lack of adequate religious practice among the subjects must not be interpreted as the low religious attitude. However it is necessary to study other factor that effects students practice. Keywords: Religious, attitude, student. J Mazand Univ Med Sci 2008; 18(66):87-91 (Persian)