Socioeconomic and academic consequences of COVID-19 pandemic on medical students from the University of Rwanda.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Little is known about the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the life of university students in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). The objective of this study was to evaluate the socioeconomic and academic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students studying at the University of Rwanda.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study. An online survey using google form was sent to medical students in clinical training (year 3 till year 5) using convenience sampling followed by snowball sampling method. We collected data on participants' demographics, general knowledge on the COVID-19 pandemic and perception on mitigation measures, and socio-economic and academic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive statistics were used in excel 2015 software to

SUBMITTER: Ndamukunda ONU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11825058 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature