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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Knowledge, Precaution Practice, and Associated Depression Symptoms among University Students in Korea, China, and Japan.

Bo Zhao, Fanlei Kong, Myo Nyein Aung, Motoyuki Yuasa, Eun Woo Nam

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Bo ZhaoDepartment of Health Administration, Graduate School, Yonsei University, 1 Yonseidae-gil, Wonju, Gangwon-do 26493, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-6780-1633
Fanlei KongCentre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7792-4488
Myo Nyein AungJuntendo Advanced Research Institute for Health Science, Juntendo University, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8175-6309
Motoyuki YuasaGlobal Health Service Course, Faculty of International Liberal Arts, Juntendo University, Hongo 2-1-1, Bumkyo-ku, Toyko 113-8421, Japan.
Eun Woo NamDepartment of Health Administration, Graduate School, Yonsei University, 1 Yonseidae-gil, Wonju, Gangwon-do 26493, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3517-6247

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study assessed university students' knowledge and precaution practices of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea, China, and Japan, and investigated their depressive states during the pandemic. This cross-sectional survey collected data from 821 respondents, using an anonymous online questionnaire designed by the Yonsei Global Health Center, from 23 March to 20 April 2020, which included socio-demographic questions, knowledge and perceptions of COVID-19, preventative practices, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scale to assess mental health. High proportions of respondents showed good knowledge of the transmission pathways and information related to COVID-19. Contact history as well as concerns about family members and the disease showed statistically significant distinctions by nationality and gender. On the whole, all participants reported good levels of preventative practices. The Chinese group reported the highest preventative practice scores; and females scored higher than males. Moreover, the Japanese group showed the most severe depressive states; overall, females experienced more severe depression than males. Thus, authorities should especially emphasize the importance of COVID-19 precautions to males. Educational departments and health authorities should observe the mental health of university adults during the pandemic and plan interventions to improve it.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeBetacoronavirusChinaCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansJapanMaleMental HealthPandemicsPneumonia, ViralRepublic of KoreaSARS-CoV-2ChinaCOVID-19depressionJapanknowledgeKoreapreventative practicesuniversity adults

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PMCPMC7558700

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