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- Title
COVID-19-Related Experiences and Perspectives of Peruvian College Students: A Descriptive Study.
- Authors
Bazo-Alvarez, Juan Carlos; Bazalar-Palacios, Janina; Quiñones-Negrete, Magaly M.; Ipanaqué, Miguel; Cjuno, Julio; Hoyt, Lindsay T.; Bennett, Chloe R.; Cohen, Alison K.
- Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic drastically affected higher education and higher education students around the world, but few studies of college students' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic have been conducted in Latin America. This study describes the COVID-19-related experiences and perspectives of Peruvian college students. We surveyed 3,427 full-time college students (average age: 23 years) attending a multi-campus Peruvian university in fall 2020. Participants were recruited through the digital platform of the learning management system at their university, email, and social media. We asked participants how they were managing risks related to COVID-19; the continuity of social, educational, and work activities; and the psychological and economic impacts of the pandemic on their lives. Since March 2020, 73.0% of participants reported COVID-19-related symptoms, but only 33.9% were tested for COVID-19. During the national quarantine imposed by the Peruvian government (March 15–June 30, 2020), 64.3% of participants remained in their house. Furthermore, while 44.0% of participants were working in February 2020 (95% CI: [41.7%, 46.4%]), only 23.6% (95% CI: [21.7%, 25.7%]) were working immediately after the pandemic began (i.e., at the end of April 2020). Participants were more stressed about the health and educational implications of COVID-19 for Peruvian society and their families than about themselves. The public health, economic, and educational implications of COVID-19 on college students are continuing to unfold. This study informed Peruvian higher education institutions' continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the progressive return to postpandemic activities, as well as other future pandemics and other crises.
- Subjects
PERU; HUMAN beings; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; PERUVIANS; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; HYGIENE; STAY-at-home orders; SURVEYS; RESEARCH methodology; SOCIAL skills; STUDENT attitudes; CONFIDENCE intervals; DATA analysis software; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; COUGH; COVID-19 pandemic; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Health Education & Behavior, 2024, Vol 51, Issue 3, p367
- ISSN
1090-1981
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/10901981231216738