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Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

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Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nearly every aspect of our society. The higher education sector is no exception. Students face an increasingly unstable environment, impacting their physical and emotional health.

Objectives: The study aims to determine students' emotional responses to the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak. It also assesses their behavior in protecting themselves from cross-contamination during this period.

Methods: A descriptive survey design was used in this study, which included 61 undergraduate students. To collect data, researchers employed socio-demographic questionnaires alongside a structured attitude survey designed to assess emotional responses and self-protective behaviors related to COVID-19. The reliability and validity of these instruments were confirmed before the main study commenced. The collected data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics with SPSS version 16.0.

Result: There is a positive correlation and a statistically significant degree of correlation coefficient (r = 0.357, p value = 0.005) between students’ emotional responses and self-protective behaviors towards the Coronavirus.

Conclusions: The majority of students had negative emotional responses and less concern for self-protective behavior regarding COVID-19. To address this, educational programs need to be conducted about COVID-19.

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