_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: opirite.peter-kio@iaue.edu.ng; Asian J. Med. Health, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 24-31, 2024 Asian Journal of Medicine and Health Volume 22, Issue 4, Page 24-31, 2024; Article no.AJMAH.113666 ISSN: 2456-8414 Socio-economic Status as Correlate of Health Status of Undergraduates in Public Universities, Rivers State, Nigeria Peter-Kio, O. B. a* and Diri, M. a a Department of Human Kinetics, Health and Safety Education, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between both authors. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/AJMAH/2024/v22i4998 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/113666 Received: 01/01/2024 Accepted: 04/03/2024 Published: 15/03/2024 ABSTRACT This study examined socio-economic status as correlate of health status of undergraduate students in public universities, Rivers State. A descriptive research design was adopted with a population which consisted of 64,691 undergraduates in public universities, Rivers State, Nigeria. A sample size of 1,194 was selected using a multi-stage sampling procedure. The data collection instrument was a structured questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.82. Data analysis was carried out using regression statistics at 0.05 alpha level. The result indicated that a significant positive relationship was found between parent financial status (monthly income) and mental health status (r = 0.13, R 2 = 0.019, p<0.05), physical (r = 0.82, R 2 = 0.750, p<0.05) and social health status (r = 0.86, R 2 = 0.75, p<0.05). Furthermore, a significant positive relationship was found between parent employment status and mental health status (r = 0.94, R 2 = 0.883, p<0.05), physical health status (r = 0.93, R 2 = 0.866, p<0.05) and social health status (r = 0.91, R 2 = 0.825, p<0.05). It was concluded Original Research Article