Knowledge, attitudes and mental health of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the psychological impact of COVID-19 on university students during the disease outbreak in China, but this information is important for the development of services to support these students who are typically in their early 20s. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine university students' knowledge, attitudes, and mental health status during the COVID-19 pandemic in China.

Methods

On February 10, 2020 and during the second week of national lockdown, 511 students from a university in China were assessed using the COVID-19 General Information Questionnaire and the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) questionnaire. To understand the mental health status of the current sample, we compared it with the normal population.

Results

Four hundred and

SUBMITTER: Jiang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7834369 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature