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ArticleThe Egyptian journal of neurology, psychiatry and neurosurgery2022

Prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress and its relationship with knowledge about COVID-19 in medical and laboratory medicine students of Umm-Al-Qura University: a cross-sectional survey.

Sadia Sultan, M D Abu Bashar, Aisha Tabassum, Mohammad Shahid Iqbal, Ibtesam Nomani, Nouf M Almasoudi, Mawaddah Tayeb, Ghadi W Munshi, Rahaf K Matyuri

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Article in The Egyptian journal of neurology, psychiatry and neurosurgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sadia SultanClinical Science Department, Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1144-4913
M D Abu BasharDepartment of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, AIIMS, Gorakhpur, U.P. India.
Aisha TabassumDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Umm-Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad Shahid IqbalDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Umm-Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Ibtesam NomaniDepartment of Nursing Practices, Faculty of Nursing, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Nouf M AlmasoudiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Umm-Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Mawaddah TayebDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Umm-Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Ghadi W MunshiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Umm-Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Rahaf K MatyuriDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Umm-Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Umm al-Qura University · SAAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur · INSoliman Fakeeh Hospital · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has continued relentlessly for over one and half years now, causing a threat to life, fear of falling sick, helplessness, anxiety, depression and, pessimism about the future. There has been an increasing concern over student mental health in higher education. Our study was designed to measure current mental health status and its relationship with sociodemographic variables and level of knowledge about COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia. Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among laboratory medicine students of Makkah city, Saudi Arabia from October, 2020 to January, 21. A semi-structured questionnaire was circulated through mail and What's App. Data collected included sociodemographic details and level of knowledge towards the COVID-19 among the students. Depression anxiety and stress-21 item (DASS 21) was used to assess psychological status. Result: Our study reported 51.4% depressive symptoms, 57.9% anxiety symptoms, and 48.5% stress in the study participants. History of being hospitalized with COVID-19 and ICU reported high anxiety ( Conclusion: COVID-19 is likely to cause negative effect on the psychological health of students.

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PMCPMC9750043
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