Anser Muhammad Khalid, Sharif Muhammad, Khan Muhammad Azhar, Nassani Abdelmohsen A, Zaman Khalid, Abro Muhammad Moinuddin Qazi, Kabbani Ahmad
School of Public Administration, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710000, China.
School of Economics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2021 Jun;28(24):31596-31606. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-12991-x. Epub 2021 Feb 19.
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.
新型冠状病毒(COVID-19)正在呈指数级传播,加剧了普通大众的恐惧、抑郁及其他心理健康问题。巴基斯坦的经济主要受到新型冠状病毒的影响。巨额医疗支出使得应对COVID-19力不从心。该研究探讨了因教育机构关闭而居家的学生中对冠状病毒的恐惧所产生的影响。研究结果表明,与男同学相比,女生大多更恐惧新冠疫情,这对她们的健康产生了负面影响。学生的“年龄”和“家庭规模”对学生健康有积极影响,而学生现有的“医疗状况”在抵御致命的冠状病毒方面竞争力不足。对冠状病毒疫情及其预防指南的“了解”是遏制冠状病毒的唯一解决办法。同时,“无知”是在学生中传播冠状病毒可能更危险的首要因素;除了COVID-19疫情,学生和公众健康主要还受到环境污染的影响。当前的疫情也加剧了居家隔离学生对环境问题的担忧,他们的户外活动主要受到限制。因此,随着时间的推移,学生的生活质量主要受到环境污染的影响。“医疗支出”和“政府支持”在控制新型冠状病毒方面都缺乏足够的竞争力。因此,需要更具可持续性的战略政策和民族团结,以坚定的信念和省级同步来控制冠状病毒。