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STRESS AND RELATED FACTORS AMONGST LECTURERS AT UNIVERSITIES IN HO CHI MINH CITY
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To assess the percentage of stress and associated factors among lecturers on lecturers of four universities in Ho Chi Minh City in 2022. A cross-sectional study was performed between November 2021 to August 2022 among lecturers in Ho Chi Minh City, using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) to measure the perception of stress. Data were collected via a self-administered questionnaire. A total of 394 lecturers completed the survey, the mean age of the participant was 38.6 ± 8.7 years and the majority of respondents was female (60.7%). There was 19.8% of participants had stress categorized the level of mild and severe was 18.3% and 1.5 %, respectively. There was a significant relationship between stress and gender, the piece of information from social networks, knowledge, and practice of COVID-19 (p<0.05). The rate of stress amongst lecturers is found at a low level, these may be a piece of important evidence to implement psychological screening and timely support.
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COVID-19, lecturers, stress, Ho Chi Minh City
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