{"title":"An Investigation of COVID-19 Outcomes and College Student Demographics: Results from a National Sample.","authors":"Alyssa M Lederer, Mary T Hoban, Christine Kukich","doi":"10.1177/08901171231216532","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To assess the effects of COVID-19 on college students and any differential outcomes across collegiate sub-populations towards the beginning of the pandemic.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Cross-sectional survey.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Fall 2020 American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment.</p><p><strong>Subjects: </strong>N = 13 373 undergraduate/graduate/professional students; 22 colleges/universities.</p><p><strong>Measures: </strong>Six COVID-19 outcomes; 10 demographics.</p><p><strong>Analysis: </strong>Campus-specific weights for student enrollment/sex distribution. Cross-tabulations/Pearson χ<sup>2</sup> test; Cramer's V/effect size; Bonferroni multiple testing correction (<i>P</i> < .0009).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>5.6% of students had been diagnosed with COVID-19. Compared to counterparts within each demographic category, rates were significantly higher among many BIPOC student groups (e.g., Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander: 15.0%); cisgender women (5.9%) and men (5.6%); heterosexuals (6.1%); undergraduates (6.3%); and sorority/fraternity members (13.7%). Due to COVID-19, 8.8% of students had lost a loved one; 14.6% had a loved one with long term effects from COVID; 38.6% had increased stress; 61.4% had more financial concerns; and 52.7% had more difficulty accessing mental healthcare. Students identifying as BIPOC; cisgender women and transgender/gender non-conforming (TGNC); queer-spectrum; undergraduate; first-generation; having a disability; and taking courses online were significantly more affected by most of these outcomes (all comparisons <i>P</i> < .0009).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Students were widely impacted by COVID-19 with substantive differences across sub-populations. Future research should examine trends over time and explore ways to reduce health disparities.</p>","PeriodicalId":7481,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Health Promotion","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"American Journal of Health Promotion","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171231216532","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2023/12/12 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Purpose: To assess the effects of COVID-19 on college students and any differential outcomes across collegiate sub-populations towards the beginning of the pandemic.
Design: Cross-sectional survey.
Setting: Fall 2020 American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment.
Subjects: N = 13 373 undergraduate/graduate/professional students; 22 colleges/universities.
Results: 5.6% of students had been diagnosed with COVID-19. Compared to counterparts within each demographic category, rates were significantly higher among many BIPOC student groups (e.g., Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander: 15.0%); cisgender women (5.9%) and men (5.6%); heterosexuals (6.1%); undergraduates (6.3%); and sorority/fraternity members (13.7%). Due to COVID-19, 8.8% of students had lost a loved one; 14.6% had a loved one with long term effects from COVID; 38.6% had increased stress; 61.4% had more financial concerns; and 52.7% had more difficulty accessing mental healthcare. Students identifying as BIPOC; cisgender women and transgender/gender non-conforming (TGNC); queer-spectrum; undergraduate; first-generation; having a disability; and taking courses online were significantly more affected by most of these outcomes (all comparisons P < .0009).
Conclusions: Students were widely impacted by COVID-19 with substantive differences across sub-populations. Future research should examine trends over time and explore ways to reduce health disparities.
期刊介绍:
The editorial goal of the American Journal of Health Promotion is to provide a forum for exchange among the many disciplines involved in health promotion and an interface between researchers and practitioners.