Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in University Students in Paraguay during the COVID-19 Pandemic

We aimed to determine the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress in university students in Paraguay during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 293 students from four universities in Paraguay in 2021. The DASS-21 mental health scale was used to measure the outcom...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-10, Vol.19 (19), p.12930
Main Authors: Aveiro-Róbalo, Telmo Raul, Garlisi-Torales, Luciana Daniela, Chumán-Sánchez, Marisella, Pereira-Victorio, César J, Huaman-Garcia, Mariana, Failoc-Rojas, Virgilio E, Valladares-Garrido, Mario J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety - psychology
Colleges & universities
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data collection
Depression - epidemiology
Evaluation
Female
Generalized linear models
Health problems
Health sciences
Humans
Male
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Pandemics
Paraguay - epidemiology
Prevalence
Quarantine
SARS-CoV-2
Social isolation
Stress
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Students
Students - psychology
Universities
University students
Variables
Young Adult
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Summary:We aimed to determine the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress in university students in Paraguay during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 293 students from four universities in Paraguay in 2021. The DASS-21 mental health scale was used to measure the outcomes (depression, anxiety, and stress) and evaluate their association with socio-educational variables. A total of 77.1% of the participants were women and 136 (46.4%) were between 21 and 25 years old. The prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress was 74.7%, 87.4%, and 57%, respectively. We found that being a woman and studying at a public university was positively associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. Receiving COVID-19 training increases the prevalence of mental health problems. In conclusion, high levels of anxiety, depression, and stress were found in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Being a woman, studying at a public university, and receiving training on COVID-19 were factors associated with a higher prevalence of presenting all the mental health problems evaluated. Furthermore, students aged 31 and over had a higher prevalence of depression and stress.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph191912930