Youth in every society are pioneers in embracing cultural change and
life patterns. Research has shown that the status of religiosity has a
profound effect on all aspects of human life. The purpose of this study was
to evaluate the religiosity of new students of Shahid Sadoughi University
of Medical Sciences in Yazd. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study
that was performed on 180 new students in the Faculty of Health in
September 2016. Data were collected using standard religious attitude
questionnaire and analyzed by independent t-test and one-way ANOVA.
The participants were 36% male and 64% female. The mean and standard
deviation of the total religiosity score for the studied students was 486.41
± 51.36. The mean scores of religious attitudes of boys and girls were
459.32 ± 45.21 and 493.50 ± 48.14, respectively. There was also a
significant relationship between variables of sex, age and field of study
with religious attitude (P <0.05). It is recommended to strengthen religious
attractions by organizing educational, religious and cultural programs to
promote students' religious attitudes.