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Assessing Knowledge, Preventive Practices, and Depression among Chinese University Students in Korea and China during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Cross-Sectional Study
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Zhao, Bo Kong, Fanlei Nam, Eun |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | To investigate the knowledge, preventive practices, and depression of Chinese university students living in South Korea and Mainland China during the COVID-19 outbreak and explore the determinants of depression among these students, an online cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted from 23 March to 12 April 2020. The online questionnaire included questions on knowledge and preventive practices related to COVID-19, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 was used to diagnose depressive symptoms. A total of 420 Chinese university students were finally included in the study (171 students from South Korea and 249 students from Mainland China). The majority of these students had a good level of knowledge of COVID-19. Students living in South Korea displayed better preventive practices than those living in Mainland China; however, the proportion of students (28.7%) with moderate-to-severe depression in this group was relatively higher than that (18.9%) of the Mainland Group (χ2 = 5.50, p < 0.05). More severe depression was related to high levels of concern about family members and contracting COVID-19 as well as suspecting themselves of having come into contact with patients. Displaying more preventive behaviors decreased the depressive symptoms in both groups. These data could be used as a reference for further studies in different regions to take measures (e.g., psychological counseling and encouragement for physical activities) to reduce depressive symptoms in university students. |
| Starting Page | 433 |
| e-ISSN | 22279032 |
| DOI | 10.3390/healthcare9040433 |
| Journal | Healthcare |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 9 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-04-08 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Healthcare Medical Informatics Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Covid-19 Chinese University Students China Korea Preventive Practices Depression |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
