College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Ghana Med J. 2022 Mar;56(1):15-22. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v56i1.3.
This study assessed the coping strategies of Nigerian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We conducted an online descriptive cross-sectional study among medical and dental students attending three of the largest Colleges of Medicine in the Southwestern zone of Nigeria.
Our study involved students across the pre-clinical and clinical levels of the three Colleges of Medicine.
We selected the respondents through a purposive sampling technique and disseminated questionnaires applied using an online survey platform (Google forms https://forms.gle/19yfEzehJKwsme759). A total of 1010 participants out of 2404 eligible students completed the questionnaires accurately, giving a response rate of 42%.
The Brief-COPE questionnaire assessed the participants' coping strategies (approach and avoidant) during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a bivariate analysis using the chi-square test and multiple regression analysis (p< 0.05) to determine the predictors of avoidant coping strategies.
Respondents mean age was 21.8±2.9 years, results were presented as Odds Ratios(OR) at 95% confidence intervals(CI). About 95% of respondents employed an approach coping strategy, while the minority(5%) adopted an avoidant coping strategy. Females were three times more likely to employ an avoidant coping strategy (OR=3.32 (95% CI 1.67-6.21) compared to male students.
This study reveals that the majority of the respondents employed an approach coping strategy towards the COVID-19 pandemic. Females were more likely to employ an avoidant coping strategy. We recommend gender-specific programs to help medical students cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
No External Funding.
本研究评估了尼日利亚医学生在 COVID-19 大流行期间的应对策略。
我们在尼日利亚西南部三个最大的医学院的医学生和牙科学员中进行了一项在线描述性横断面研究。
我们的研究涉及三个医学院的临床前和临床各级学生。
我们通过目的抽样技术选择了受访者，并通过在线调查平台（Google forms https://forms.gle/19yfEzehJKwsme759）分发了调查问卷。在 2404 名符合条件的学生中，共有 1010 名学生准确完成了问卷，应答率为 42%。
简短应对问卷评估了参与者在 COVID-19 大流行期间的应对策略（采用和回避）。我们使用卡方检验和多元回归分析（p<0.05）进行了单变量分析，以确定回避应对策略的预测因素。
受访者的平均年龄为 21.8±2.9 岁，结果以 95%置信区间（CI）的优势比（OR）表示。约 95%的受访者采用了采用应对策略，而少数（5%）采用了回避应对策略。与男学生相比，女性采用回避应对策略的可能性高三倍（OR=3.32（95%CI 1.67-6.21）。
本研究表明，大多数受访者在 COVID-19 大流行期间采用了采用应对策略。女性更有可能采用回避应对策略。我们建议针对医学生开展特定于性别的项目，以帮助他们应对 COVID-19 大流行。
无外部资金。
