Comparison between gender and vaccination status on psychological states during peak period of total serious and critical cases of COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries
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gender, vaccination status, psychological states, Peak COVID-19 pandemic, developing countriesAbstract
At large, all of the studies that have examined the psychological disorders during the COVID-19 PANDEMIC have reported that the affected individuals. Different psychological distresses like, anxiety, trauma, depression, anger, panic, and some other mental illness are some of the common mental illnesses widely seen in Pandemic situations. Some studies have shown that compared to their female’s counterparts, risk perception for COVID-19 PANDEMIC are higher in males. While others showed that females reported higher levels of risk as a concern than do males. the primary aim of this study was to assess and compare the psychological states - felt Stressed and perceived risk between gender and vaccination status during the peak period of total serious and critical cases of COVID-19 PANDEMIC as reported by Worldometer in developing countries. Current study was an online-based survey questionnaire with “Google form” served to the targeted samples for data collection. A total of 709 respondents' data was collected throughout this period. The COVID‑19 Pandemic Mental Health Questionnaire (CoPaQ) was employed in this study.
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