Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmodabad - Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of MedicalSciences, Yazd, Iran.
Nahid Ardian - Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of MedicalSciences, Yazd, Iran.
Hadi Eslami - Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences,Rafsanjan, Iran

Background: One of the factors influencing the level of general health andquality of life of individuals, is the level of social support that people enjoy.Given the importance of general health, quality of life and the amount ofsocial support and their relationship with the level of physical activity inyoung people in Yazd province counties were studied.Methods: The study population of this descriptive, cross-sectional studyconsisted of 15- to 29-year-old people. Given the study population, samplesize was calculated for the counties Yazd, Mehriz, Ardakan and Meybodseparately.Methods: A total of 1533 people were selected by cluster sampling, and aperson aged 15-29 years from each family completed the questionnaire. Thequestionnaire used, in addition to demographic questions, included threesections general health questionnaire (GHQ-28), Multidimensional Scale ofPerceived Social Support, and World Health Organization Quality Of LifeBrief (WHOQOL-BREF). The data were analyzed by SPSS18, nonparametricstatistical tests and Pearson s correlation.Results: The mean general health score of youth was 30.82 (9.56) and themean scores of their quality of life and social support were 38.32 (8.67) and42.64 (7.73), respectively. Mental health, quality of life and social supportwere significantly associated with education level (P-value ≤ 0.001).The quality of life of young athletes was higher than that of young nonathletes(P-value ≤ 0.001). General health and social support were higher inwomen than in men (P-value ≤ 0.001).Conclusion: The general health level of Yazd youth is higher than the cut-offpoint and not optimal, but based on social and cultural conditions in thisprovince, the levels of social support and quality of life were found to besatisfactory. Planning to increase the level of vitality and exercise in differentfields can be an opportunity to improve the general health of young people.

General Health, Quality Of Life, Social Support, Sports, Youth