Self-Reported Obsession Toward COVID-19 Preventive Measures Among Undergraduate Medical Students During the Early Phase of Pandemic in Jordan

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its associated precautionary measures have substantial impacts not only on the medical, economic, and social context but also on psychological health. This study aimed to assess the obsession toward COVID-19 preventive measures among under...

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Autores principales:	Tariq N. Al-Shatanawi, Samir A. Sakka, Khalid A. Kheirallah, Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi, Shawkat Al-Tamimi, Nasr Alrabadi, Jomana Alsulaiman, Ali Al Khader, Farah Abdallah, Loai Issa Tawalbeh, Tareq Saleh, Waleed Hijazi, Ayham R. Alnsour, Nidal A. Younes
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 obsession medical students knowledge risk perception preventive measures Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7754006341c34786b0ec41a7cd8283872021-11-08T05:38:56ZSelf-Reported Obsession Toward COVID-19 Preventive Measures Among Undergraduate Medical Students During the Early Phase of Pandemic in Jordan2296-256510.3389/fpubh.2021.719668https://doaj.org/article/7754006341c34786b0ec41a7cd8283872021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.719668/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its associated precautionary measures have substantial impacts not only on the medical, economic, and social context but also on psychological health. This study aimed to assess the obsession toward COVID-19 preventive measures among undergraduate medical students during the early phase of the pandemic in Jordan.Methods: Online questionnaires were distributed between March 16, 2020 and March 19, 2020. Socio-demographic characteristics were collected, and self-reported obsession toward COVID-19 preventive measures was assessed using a single question.COVID-19 knowledge, risk perception, and precautionary measures were evaluated using scales. Using the chi-square test, Student t-test, and one-way ANOVA, we assessed the differences in the obsession of students with socio-demographic characteristics and scores of the scales.Results: A total of 1,404 participants (60% were female participants) completed the survey with a participation rate of 15.6%. Obsession with preventive measures was reported by 6.8%. Obsession was significantly more common among women (9.2%) than men (3.3%) and students who attended COVID-19 lectures (9.5%) than those who did not attend such lectures (5.8%) (p < 0.001 and p = 0.015, respectively). Obsessed participants reported significantly higher levels of COVID-19 knowledge (p = 0.012) and precautionary measures (p < 0.001). COVID-19 risk perception had a mild effect size difference but with no statistical significance (p = 0.075). There were no significant differences in the academic levels of participants (p = 0.791) and universities (p = 0.807) between students who were obsessed and those who were not.Conclusions: Obsession is one of the significant but unspoken psychological effects of COVID-19 precautionary measures among undergraduate medical students. Medical schools should be equipped with means to handle pandemic psychological effects.Tariq N. Al-ShatanawiSamir A. SakkaKhalid A. KheirallahAbdel-Hameed Al-MistarehiShawkat Al-TamimiNasr AlrabadiJomana AlsulaimanAli Al KhaderFarah AbdallahLoai Issa TawalbehTareq SalehWaleed HijaziAyham R. AlnsourNidal A. YounesFrontiers Media S.A.articleCOVID-19obsessionmedical studentsknowledgerisk perceptionpreventive measuresPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENFrontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021)
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topic	COVID-19 obsession medical students knowledge risk perception preventive measures Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	COVID-19 obsession medical students knowledge risk perception preventive measures Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Tariq N. Al-Shatanawi Samir A. Sakka Khalid A. Kheirallah Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi Shawkat Al-Tamimi Nasr Alrabadi Jomana Alsulaiman Ali Al Khader Farah Abdallah Loai Issa Tawalbeh Tareq Saleh Waleed Hijazi Ayham R. Alnsour Nidal A. Younes Self-Reported Obsession Toward COVID-19 Preventive Measures Among Undergraduate Medical Students During the Early Phase of Pandemic in Jordan
description	Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its associated precautionary measures have substantial impacts not only on the medical, economic, and social context but also on psychological health. This study aimed to assess the obsession toward COVID-19 preventive measures among undergraduate medical students during the early phase of the pandemic in Jordan.Methods: Online questionnaires were distributed between March 16, 2020 and March 19, 2020. Socio-demographic characteristics were collected, and self-reported obsession toward COVID-19 preventive measures was assessed using a single question.COVID-19 knowledge, risk perception, and precautionary measures were evaluated using scales. Using the chi-square test, Student t-test, and one-way ANOVA, we assessed the differences in the obsession of students with socio-demographic characteristics and scores of the scales.Results: A total of 1,404 participants (60% were female participants) completed the survey with a participation rate of 15.6%. Obsession with preventive measures was reported by 6.8%. Obsession was significantly more common among women (9.2%) than men (3.3%) and students who attended COVID-19 lectures (9.5%) than those who did not attend such lectures (5.8%) (p < 0.001 and p = 0.015, respectively). Obsessed participants reported significantly higher levels of COVID-19 knowledge (p = 0.012) and precautionary measures (p < 0.001). COVID-19 risk perception had a mild effect size difference but with no statistical significance (p = 0.075). There were no significant differences in the academic levels of participants (p = 0.791) and universities (p = 0.807) between students who were obsessed and those who were not.Conclusions: Obsession is one of the significant but unspoken psychological effects of COVID-19 precautionary measures among undergraduate medical students. Medical schools should be equipped with means to handle pandemic psychological effects.
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author	Tariq N. Al-Shatanawi Samir A. Sakka Khalid A. Kheirallah Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi Shawkat Al-Tamimi Nasr Alrabadi Jomana Alsulaiman Ali Al Khader Farah Abdallah Loai Issa Tawalbeh Tareq Saleh Waleed Hijazi Ayham R. Alnsour Nidal A. Younes
author_facet	Tariq N. Al-Shatanawi Samir A. Sakka Khalid A. Kheirallah Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi Shawkat Al-Tamimi Nasr Alrabadi Jomana Alsulaiman Ali Al Khader Farah Abdallah Loai Issa Tawalbeh Tareq Saleh Waleed Hijazi Ayham R. Alnsour Nidal A. Younes
author_sort	Tariq N. Al-Shatanawi
title	Self-Reported Obsession Toward COVID-19 Preventive Measures Among Undergraduate Medical Students During the Early Phase of Pandemic in Jordan
title_short	Self-Reported Obsession Toward COVID-19 Preventive Measures Among Undergraduate Medical Students During the Early Phase of Pandemic in Jordan
title_full	Self-Reported Obsession Toward COVID-19 Preventive Measures Among Undergraduate Medical Students During the Early Phase of Pandemic in Jordan
title_fullStr	Self-Reported Obsession Toward COVID-19 Preventive Measures Among Undergraduate Medical Students During the Early Phase of Pandemic in Jordan
title_full_unstemmed	Self-Reported Obsession Toward COVID-19 Preventive Measures Among Undergraduate Medical Students During the Early Phase of Pandemic in Jordan
title_sort	self-reported obsession toward covid-19 preventive measures among undergraduate medical students during the early phase of pandemic in jordan
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/7754006341c34786b0ec41a7cd828387
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Self-Reported Obsession Toward COVID-19 Preventive Measures Among Undergraduate Medical Students During the Early Phase of Pandemic in Jordan

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