Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student' sleep patterns, sexual activity, screen use, and food intake: A global survey.
Passent EllakanyRoberto Ariel Abeldaño ZuñigaMaha El TantawiBrandon BrownNourhan M AlyOliver EzechiBenjamin UzochukwuGiuliana Florencia AbeldañoEshrat AraMartin Amogre AyanoreBalgis GaffarNuraldeen Maher Al-KhanatiAnthonia Omotola IshabiyiMohammed JaferAbeedha Tu-Allah KhanZumama KhalidFolake Barakat LawalJoanne LusherNtombifuthi P NzimandeBamidele Emmanuel OsamikaMir Faeq Ali QuadriMark RoqueAnas ShamalaAla'a B Al-TammemiMuhammad Abrar YousafJorma I VirtanenAnnie Lu NguyenMorenike Oluwatoyin FolayanPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Students displayed higher risk of experiencing changes in sleep, sexual behavior, and screen use during the COVID-19 pandemic. This has the potential to lead to broader adverse effects on students' overall wellbeing. The findings and implications raise further obligations on the education sector to put extra-curricular support systems in place that address COVID-19 related behavior changes that have the potential to adversely impact students' wellbeing.