COVID-19 Vaccination and Mental Stress within Diverse Sociodemographic Groups.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we surveyed 635 participants to determine: (a) major causes of mental stress during the pandemic and its future impacts, and (b) diversity in public perception of the COVID-19 vaccination and its acceptance (specifically for children). Statistical results and intelligent clustering outcomes indicate significant associations between sociodemographic diversity, mental stress causes, and vaccination perception. For instance, statistical results indicate significant dependence between gender (we will use term 'sex' in the rest of the manuscript) and mental stress due to COVID-19 infection (p = 1.7 × 10^-5). Over 25% of males indicated work-related stress compared to 35% in females, however, females indicated that they were more stressed (17%) due to relationship

SUBMITTER: Khan W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9565099 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature