Psychological impact of COVID-19 and contributing factors of students’ preventive behavior based on HBM in Gondar, Ethiopia

Kassie, Ayenew; Shitu, Kegnie; Adugna, Asmamaw; Handebo, Simegnew

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0258642

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“…Our research findings provide strong evidence that supports the idea suggested in previous studies about the impact of COVID-19 as a phenomenon that has several psychological effects on the population [88,[90][91][92], and our findings add nuance to the prior art by developing this study in the neglected research context of Latin America. Moreover, differently to preceding studies [4,7], the results contribute to a better understanding of this phenomenon among scholars, specifically by refining the dimension "COVID-19 pandemic", with a focus on the items related to the perceptions of individuals regarding their mental health, but avoiding the beliefs of the participants related to the evaluation of strategies to control the health crisis or expectations about potential positive consequences of the vaccination programs in this construct.…”

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Influence of COVID-19 on Environmental Awareness, Sustainable Consumption, and Social Responsibility in Latin American Countries

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This article aims to investigate the effect that COVID-19 has on environmental awareness, sustainable consumption, and consumer social responsibility. Although some recent research focused on this phenomenon, there are still no studies applied to Latin American consumers. In this study, the data comes from 1624 responses from Latin American consumers who also represent different generations, equitably distributed in 400 from Chile (24.6%), 421 from Colombia (25.9%), 401 from Mexico (24.7%), and 402 from Peru (24.8%). Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires using an online survey via Google Forms through email and social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and WhatsApp) from July 2021 to September 2021. This study uses a quantitative methodology using a structural equations model (SEM) to examine the cause–effect relationships of the explanatory model of this study. The main findings indicate that consumers from these countries declare that their behaviors have become ecologically and socially responsible. In addition, these respondents indicated that they had increased their interest in sustainable consumption and in acquiring environmentally friendly products to reduce waste and negative impacts on the environment derived from consumption. Based on the results, this research provides useful information to change or re-direct the communication and strategies of governments, brands, organizations, and society to promote actions and behaviors that help reduce the negative impact on the environment derived from consumption in a Latin American market. Managerial implications are provided.

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“…Social support was measured using the Oslo Social Support Scale (OSSS-3). It consists of three items, with a total score of 3–14 points, of which 3–8 points are low social support, 9–11 points are moderate, and 12–14 are solid social support [ 34 ]. In the current study, Cronbach’s alpha was 0.85.…”

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Symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder and their relationship with the fear of COVID−19 and COVID−19 burden among health care workers after the full liberalization of COVID−19 prevention and control policy in China: a cross-sectional study

Liu,

Zhou,

Zhou

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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Background Over the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought an overwhelming impact on China’s hospital system and health care workers, which can lead to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Previous research has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic had long-term adverse effects on the mental health of health care workers. Indeed, PTSD symptoms have emerged as one of the significant mental health issues for health care workers arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, we conducted this cross-sectional survey to investigate the prevalence of PTSD symptoms in health care workers and its relationship with the fear of COVID-19 and the COVID-19 burden after the full liberalization of COVID-19 prevention and control policy in China. Methods This study was conducted three years after the global COVID-19 pandemic (January 15 to January 16, 2023). This study was conducted via the Wenjuanxing platform and used the Chinese versions of the scales PC-PTSD-5, COVID-19 Anxiety Scale (FCV-19S), Social Support Scale, COVID-19 Stress Scale, GAD-2, and PHQ-2. Results The prevalence of PTSD symptoms in health care workers was 24.3% (232/955). depression(P < 0.001), anxiety(P < 0.05), the fear of COVID-19(P < 0.001), and COVID-19 burden(P < 0.001) were highly correlated with PTSD symptoms in health care workers. Social support(P < 0.05) was a protective factor of PTSD symptoms. Conclusions This survey shows that PTSD symptoms were highly prevalent among Chinese health care workers after the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments and leaders of medical institutions should, through psychological interventions, address the current situation of PTSD symptoms among health care workers and develop targeted programs and strategies to reduce their psychological problems.

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“…However, students who ate three times per day were less likely to have stress (OR = 0.01, 95% = CI = 0.00-0.17, p < 0.001). (Tesema et al, 2021) and stress. The students from the 9th and 12th grades had higher odds to experience these mental disorders than others probably because they were preparing to sit for the national exam, and they were frequently exposed to social media platforms that would spread rumors, fabricated news, and biased information about COVID-19.…”

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Prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress and their risk and protective factors among secondary students in Rwanda during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic.

Mukantwali,

Bugenimana,

Niyonsenga

et al. 2023

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Background Compelling evidence shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has detrimental effects on the mental health of university students. However, little is known about the psychological distress experienced by students from high schools during the pandemic. This study, therefore, sought to examine the prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress and their associated factors among students from high schools in Rwanda. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 384 students selected from high schools. Data were collected using standardized measures of mental disorders and their associated factors. Bivariate and multivariate analyses based on the odds ratio were used to indicate the associated factors of anxiety, depression, and stress. Results The results indicated that slightly above half of the participants (51%, n = 195) had clinically significant symptoms of depression, 30.3% (n = 116) had stress and 67.3% (n = 259) had anxiety. The most common associated risk factors were domestic violence, the existence of some symptoms of COVID-19 such as cough and myalgia, co-morbidities between depression, anxiety and stress, religion, being female and direct contact with the people who positively tested covid-19. However, awareness of Covid-19, positive mental health, social support, being in the third Ubudehe category, and high resilience score were protective factors against depression, anxiety, and stress in this study sample. Conclusion Our findings highlighted a high prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among students from secondary schools. Interestingly, this study also revealed the associated risk and protective factors of depression, anxiety, and stress in Rwandan students in high schools. Therefore, mental health interventions targeting the impact of COVID-19 on students, as young people are needed.

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Psychological impact of COVID-19 and contributing factors of students’ preventive behavior based on HBM in Gondar, Ethiopia

Cited by 14 publications

References 24 publications

Influence of COVID-19 on Environmental Awareness, Sustainable Consumption, and Social Responsibility in Latin American Countries

Influence of COVID-19 on Environmental Awareness, Sustainable Consumption, and Social Responsibility in Latin American Countries

Symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder and their relationship with the fear of COVID−19 and COVID−19 burden among health care workers after the full liberalization of COVID−19 prevention and control policy in China: a cross-sectional study

Prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress and their risk and protective factors among secondary students in Rwanda during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic.

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