Perceptions towards the COVID-19 Pandemic during Different Lockdown Levels among International Students in Taiwan

Yi-Hao Weng, Wei-Ting Chien, Felix Trejos Prado, Chun-Yuh Yang, Hung-Yi Chiou, Wei-Cheng Lo, Chung Bui and Ya-Wen Chiu ()
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Yi-Hao Weng: Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei 10507, Taiwan
Wei-Ting Chien: Master Program in Global Health and Development, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
Felix Trejos Prado: Master Program in Global Health and Development, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
Chun-Yuh Yang: Department of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
Hung-Yi Chiou: Master Program in Global Health and Development, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
Wei-Cheng Lo: Master Program in Applied Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
Chung Bui: Department of Health Communication and Education, Quang Ninh Provincial Center for Disease Control, Ha Long 01060, Quang Ninh, Vietnam
Ya-Wen Chiu: Department of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 6, 1-13

Abstract: International students face many impediments under the COVID-19 pandemic. The objectives of this study are to assess the association between the perceptions of international students and the lockdown policy for COVID-19. In 2021, three different levels of lockdown policy were enforced, including level I from January to April, level III from May to July, and level II from August to December. We conducted three surveys for international graduate students using a validated questionnaire during the different lockdown levels. We collected 185, 119, and 83 valid questionnaires in level I, II, and III, respectively. There were linear trends in the correlations of lockdown policy with the knowledge ( p = 0.052), attitudes ( p = 0.002), and practices ( p < 0.001) of COVID-19. In brief, the stricter the lockdown policy, the better the students adhered to sufficient knowledge, positive attitudes, and healthy practices. Furthermore, there were significant linear correlations of lockdown policy with the transportation, school study, leisure, family life, and diet behavior. In conclusion, lockdown policy had important impacts on the knowledge, attitudes, practices, and daily lives of international students. The findings indicated that the lockdown system and its corresponding measures appear to affect perceptions in a positive way.

Keywords: COVID-19; international student; lockdown; knowledge; attitude; practice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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