Prevalence of and factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among French university students 1 month after the COVID-19 lockdown

• DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01438-z
• Publication Date: 2021-05-27T15:21:41Z
• Authors: Marielle Wathelet; Thomas Fovet; Améliane Jousset; Stéphane Duhem; Enguerrand Habran; Mathilde Horn; Christophe Debien; Charles-Edouard N...; Thierry Baubet; Guillaume Vaiva; Fabien D’Hondt
• Keywords: Acute Stress Disorder; Traumatic stress; Pandemic

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine measures have sparked debate regarding their traumatic nature. This cross-sectional study reports the prevalence rate of probable post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) associated factors among French university students. A total 22,883 students completed online questionnaire. PTSD, assessed using PTSD Checklist for DSM-5, was 19.5% [19.0–20.0]. Female (1.32 [1.21–1.45]) or non-binary gender (1.76 [1.35–2.31]), exposure to a non-COVID-19-related event (3.37 [3.08–3.67]), having lived through alone (1.22 [1.09–1.37]), poor quality social ties (2.38 [2.15–2.62]), loss income (1.20 [1.09–1.31]), housing (1.90 [1.59–2.26]), low-quality information received (1.50 [1.35–1.66]) high level (from 1.38 [1.24–1.54] 10.82 [2.33–76.57] depending on score) were with PTSD. Quarantine considered potentially by 78.8% These findings suggest context lockdown could consequences, stimulating nosography