Perfil dos universitários atendidos por um serviço de assistência de saúde estudantil

Abstract

Introduction: Currently, mental disorders are among the diseases that generate the greatest global impact, being considered a public health problem. The university environment acts as a determinant in the evolution and maintenance of mental disorders. Since it demands from students flexible and resilient behaviors in the academic environment, as well as personal and professional skills. Objective(s): To identify the profile of college students treated at a health service linked to student assistance at a public university. Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional, retrospective research with a quantitative approach, based on data generated by the Division of Student Health at the Federal University of Uberlândia. This research has CAAE: 23864819.7.00005152 and opinion number: 4.720.265, approved on May 28, 2021 in compliance with Resolution 466/2012 of the National Health Council. Results and Discussion: Data from 1159 students was analyzed, 566 (48.84%) in the year 2018 and 593 (51.16%) in the year 2019. Most were undergraduate 1098 (95.23%), 726 (62.91%) female, with an average age of 22.38 years. The campus with the highest number of attendance was Uberlândia with 741 (64.04%), followed by Ituiutaba with 171 (14.78%), Monte Carmelo 163 (14.09%) and Patos de Minas with 82 (7.09%). Regarding the demand for hospitality, 182 (15.91%) were students enrolled in the first period and 134 (11.71%) were students enrolled in the second period. Conclusions: It was evidenced a predominance of students attended in 2019, female, with an average age of 22.38 years and from initial periods. There was a prevalence of students from the Uberlândia campus and undergraduate students. Regarding the demand for attendance, considering the major areas of the courses, three categories disagreed: Engineering and Computing, Humanities, and Agronomic and Veterinary Sciences.