fa سلامت روان و عوامل مرتبط با آن در دانشجویان پرستاری دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جیرفت General پژوهشي Research Article Background and Aim: Nursing students will be one of the groups in the community health management in future therefore, identifying the factors that can endanger their mental health is necessary. The aim of the present study was to determine nursing students’ mental health status and its risk factors in nursing students of Jiroft medical university.   Materials and Methods: The present descriptive and analytical study was conducted on 110 nursing freshmen. Necessary data was collected by means of demographic and Goldberg's general health (GHQ-28) questionnaires.The obtained data was analyzed using t-test, ANOVA and c 2 statistical tests and α=0.05 was taken as the significant level.   Results: Results showed that general health scores were 15.63±25.59 and 16.29±28.17 in men and women respectively. Mental health score of 53.6% of the students was above the cut-off point. There was a significant relationship between mental health status and residence, marriage status, occupation, mother's, education, average in the term, interest in the course of study, and body mass index (P0.05).   Conclusion: More than half of the students of Jieroft medical university scores are above the cut-off point therefore, their mental health is low. So, careful planning to identify the factors contributing to the promotion of their mental health is essential. Mental health,Nursing,Students,Nursing,Risk Factors 137 145 http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-383&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Foozieh Rafati فوزیه رفعتی 10031947532846004211 10031947532846004211 No MSc in Nursing Education Instructor, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Iran کارشناس ارشد روان پرستاری و عضو هیات علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جیرفت، ایران Afzal Shamsi افضل شمسی 10031947532846004212 10031947532846004212 Yes MSc in Nursing Education Instructor, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Email: afzal_sh63@yahoo.com کارشناس ارشد پرستاری داخلی و جراحی و عضو هیات علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جیرفت، ایران. تلفن: 09126781521 پست الکترونیک: afzal_sh63@yahoo.com Motahre Pilevarzadeh مطهره پیله‌ورزاده 10031947532846004213 10031947532846004213 No MSc in Nursing Education Instructor, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Iran کارشناس ارشد پرستاری داخلی و جراحی و عضو هیات علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جیرفت، ایران Shideh Rafati شیده رفعتی 10031947532846004214 10031947532846004214 No BS Statistics, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences کارشناس آمار، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی هرمزگان، ایران