Knowledge deficit and fear of COVID-19 among higher education students during the first wave of the pandemic and implications for public health: a multi-country cross-sectional survey

• Main Authors: Neamin M. Berhe (Author), Sarah Van de Velde (Author), Fatemeh Rabiee-Khan (Author), Claudia van der Heijde (Author), Peter Vonk (Author), Veerle Buffel (Author), Edwin Wouters (Author), Guido Van Hal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Public health measures such as physical distancing and distance learning have been implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 related knowledge deficit can increase fear that leads to negative mental health and COVID-19, especially among adolescents. Therefore, our study...