The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Factors Affecting the Mental Health Status of College Students

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10.2991/978-94-6463-050-3_9How to use a DOI?

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COVID-19; Mental health status; vitamin; DASS-21

Abstract

COVID-19 has become a world pandemic. The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has predicted causes of mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, and stress among students. This study aims to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the factors affecting the mental health status of college students and to identify the use of drugs over the past week during the data collection. Data collection used the DASS-21 questionnaire. The first part contains demographic data and drug use comprising 12 questions, while the second consists of 21 questions to measure students’ mental health status. Univariate analysis (T-Test) was implemented to assess differences in mental health scores among students. In addition, linear regression analysis was performed to identify factors related to mental health status. The sample in this study involved 152 respondents, with a response rate of 100%. Although most respondents were in the normal depression category, almost a quarter (23.7%) of the respondents experienced moderate depression. In addition, 49 (32.2%) and 34 (22.4%) respondents were categorized as having moderate anxiety and stress, respectively, and 29 (19.1%) respondents experienced very severe anxiety. The results of linear regression obtained that fever, cough, and muscle pain were associated with depression status (p value < 0.05), muscle pain was associated with anxiety status (p value < 0.05), and fever affected stress status (p value < 0.05). The majority of respondents consumed analgesics, supplements, and multivitamins. The Covid 19 pandemic affects students’ mental health at various levels, and female respondents were more prone to suffer from stress than men. Consequently, there is a need for measures to address students’ mental health issues.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nila Sari
AU  - Hidayah Karuniawati
AU  - Tri Yulianti
AU  - Aniq Hudiyah Bil Haq
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/14
TI  - The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Factors Affecting the Mental Health Status of College Students
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference Current Breakthrough in Pharmacy (ICB-Pharma 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 91
EP  - 105
SN  - 2590-3195
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-050-3_9
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-050-3_9
ID  - Sari2022
ER  -