The COVID-19 pandemic and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, A Systematic Review of Comparisons between Males and Females.

It seems that females are at greater risk of OCD during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the following groups, the female gender may have acted as a risk factor: under-18 years students, hospital staff, and the studies in the Middle East. In none of the categories, male gender was clearly identified as a risk factor.