Isidore Murhi Mihigo, Guillaume Vermeylen, Bugandwa Munguakonkwa
Does the education system matter? Exploring in-depth joint school attendance, hazardous and non-hazardous activities in artisanal and small-scale mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Heliyon
global impact covid19 pandemic extends beyond physical health significantly affecting mental health chinese overseas students particularly susceptible adverse psychological effects pandemic understanding prevalence correlates mental disorders population essential developing targeted interventions support systems employing snowball sampling technique study recruited chinese overseas students diverse regions 50item selfevaluation table utilized assess presence mental disorders descriptive statistics including percentages 95 confidence intervals means standard deviations characterized survey population chisquare test identified disparities among categorical variables logistic regression explored risk factors mental disorders among chinese overseas students total sample size 10864 chinese overseas students staggering 7090 654 met diagnostic criteria mental disorders furthermore degree mental disorder varied significantly across different regions p 0001 education levels p 005 duration antiepidemic measures p 005 age p 005 significant differences observed terms gender p 005 several risk factors contributing mental disorder burden among chinese overseas students pandemic identified including seriousness epidemic residential area apprehension getting infected anxieties regarding academic performance infection control policies implemented host government preventive measures taken locally counter epidemic challenges encountered returning home country given significant challenges mental health faced chinese overseas students covid19 crisis addressing specific needs implementing tailored measures imperative future public health emergencies consider potential mental disorders disease risks faced chinese overseas students providing comprehensive support targeted interventions policymakers educational institutions healthcare providers help mitigate adverse psychological effects promote wellbeing vulnerable population