Open AccessPrevalence and Factors Associated with Anxiety among Midwifery Students in Central Java Province during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Feri Anita Wijayanti,
Wahyu Dwi Agussafutri,
Tresia Umarianti,
Yunia Renny Andhikatias,
Desy Widyastutik,
Nanda Meilawati
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of public health for tropical and coastal region
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2597-4378
DOI - 10.14710/jphtcr.v5i1.13693
Subject(s) - anxiety , medicine , psychological intervention , logistic regression , descriptive statistics , cross sectional study , pandemic , demography , covid-19 , clinical psychology , obstetrics , psychology , nursing , psychiatry , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology
The government has issued ‘the adaptation to new habits’ policy as there was a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of anxiety and analyze the associated factors of anxiety among midwifery students.Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among midwifery students who are living and studying in Central Java Province from October 1 to October 25, 2020 using convenience sampling. The number of participants who met the criteria in the study was 1135. The online self-reported questionnaire was developed, which comprised sociodemographic characteristics, health-related information, and anxiety using The Zung’s Self-rating Anxiety Scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression analysis with p-value <0.05 as the cut-off point for significance.Results: The prevalence of anxiety comprised of mild (9.7%), moderate (1.4%), and severe (1%), respectively. Exposure to a suspected case (OR = 2.3, 95% CI = 1.2, 4.6, p = 0.02) and age (OR = 0.4, 95% CI = 0.5, 0.9, p = 0.04) were significantly associated with anxiety. Students who were having contact with suspected COVID-19 was a 2.8 times greater risk of having anxiety. Students aged < 20 years was a 1.53 times greater risk of anxiety than those aged ≥ 20 years.Conclusions: This study reveals that exposure to a suspected case and less than 20 years old were the risk factors of a higher anxiety levels among the midwifery students. Prevention and impact reduction intervention should be conducted.