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. 2021 Jun;28(24):31596-31606.
doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-12991-x. Epub 2021 Feb 19.

Demographic, psychological, and environmental factors affecting student's health during the COVID-19 pandemic: on the rocks

Muhammad Khalid Anser  1 , Muhammad Sharif  2 , Muhammad Azhar Khan  3 , Abdelmohsen A Nassani  4 , Khalid Zaman  5 , Muhammad Moinuddin Qazi Abro  4 , Ahmad Kabbani  6
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Demographic, psychological, and environmental factors affecting student's health during the COVID-19 pandemic: on the rocks

Muhammad Khalid Anser et al. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2021 Jun.

Abstract

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading exponentially, increasing fear, depression, and other mental health disorders in the general public. Pakistan's economy is suffered mainly by the novel coronavirus. The massive healthcare expenditures bring inadequacy to manage COVID-19. The study explored the effects of coronavirus fear among the students who remain in their homes due to educational institutions' closure. The study results show that female students mostly fear the coronavirus pandemic compared to their male counterparts that negatively impact their health. The "age" of the students and "household size" positively impact students' health, while the student's existing "healthcare profile" is not competitive enough to escape from the deadly coronavirus. The "knowledge" for the coronavirus pandemic and its prevention guidelines is the only solution to contain coronavirus. Simultaneously, "ignorance" is the foremost factor that could be more dangerous to spread coronavirus among the students; besides the COVID-19 pandemic, students and general public health mainly suffered from environmental pollution. The current epidemic also exacerbated environmental concerns among students isolated in their homes, and their outdoor activities are primarily limited. Hence, the student's quality of life is exposed mainly to environmental pollution over time. The "healthcare expenditures" and "government support" both are not competitive enough to control novel coronavirus. Thus, it required more sustainable strategic policies and national unity to controlled coronavirus with firm conviction and provincial synchronization.

Keywords: COVID-19; Environmental pollution; Government support; Healthcare expenditures; Ignorance; Knowledge; Student’s health.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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Research framework of the study. Source: Self-extract
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Demographics survey. Source: Survey results
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Descriptive statistics of the variables through the trend line. Source: Survey result
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