ArticleBMC medical education2025
Studies in medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya and germany: a cross-sectional pilot study.
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backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global medical training and resulted in substantial alterations in the psychosomatic health of medical students. We conducted a comparative evaluation across diverse socio-cultural and economic settings in Kenya (LMIC) and Germany (HIC) to examine the changes wrought to students during the COVID-19 pandemic, their experiences and responses to ease the pandemic burden. We also assessed their attitudes towards the online training model that was introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic with an aim to develop effective educational approaches that could be adopted in learning institutions and offer support in future unpredictable events.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective cross-sectional web survey three years post the announcement of the first COVID case among undergraduate medical students at the University of Nairobi, Kenya (UoN) and at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany. Questionnaires were used to assess COVID-19-specific changes in the learning situation, evaluation of mental burden, satisfaction with the online learning (OL), and coping mechanisms of the students. Binomial and multiple regression analyses were applied.
resultsIn total, 122 undergraduate medical students participated in our cross-sectional pilot study (response rate: 78.71%). Respondents were from the UoN (65.5%) and Charité (34.4%). Kenyan and German students experienced similar levels of depression (PHQ-2
conclusionThere was significant negative impact on both medical training and the psychosomatic state of medical students in the survey. Such a comparative approach provides insights that isolated single-country studies cannot, thereby contributing to global medical education policy and guiding context-appropriate interventions for future crises.
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