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. 2024 Aug 30;77(Suppl 1):e20240040. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0040

Table 1. Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Characteristics of University Students in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Context (n=585), Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2024.

Sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics n* %
Gender
Female 416 71.1
Male 169 28.9
Course of study
Biological and Health Sciences 275 47.0
Human Sciences 151 25.8
Exact Sciences 127 21.7
Agricultural Sciences 32 5.5
Psychological follow-up
Does not receive 313 53.5
Already received before the pandemic 112 19.1
Started during/after the pandemic 160 27.4
Psychiatric follow-up
Does not receive 398 68.0
Already received before the pandemic 93 15.9
Started during/after the pandemic 94 16.1
Clinical diagnosis related to mental health
Anxiety 236 40.3
Depression 116 19.8
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 25 4.3
Sleep Disorder 18 3.1
Bipolar Disorder 15 2.6
Burnout Syndrome 13 2.2
Panic Syndrome 12 2.1
Personality Disorder 8 1.4
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) 5 0.9
Social Phobia 5 0.9
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 4 0.7
Eating Disorder / Binge Eating Disorder 4 0.7
Autism Spectrum Disorder 1 0.2
Diagnosed during/after the pandemic 169 28.9
Use of psychotropic medications
Anxiolytic 178 30.4
Antidepressant 166 28.4
Homeopathic / Herbal / Anthroposophic / Flower 26 4.4
Remedies
Mood Stabilizer 23 3.9
Antipsychotic 17 2.9
Amphetamines 13 2.2
Non-Benzodiazepine Hypnotic 8 1.4
Anticonvulsant 2 0.3
Muscle Relaxant 1 0.2
Started using psychotropic medications during/after the pandemic 162 27.7
Academic performance after the pandemic
Unchanged 79 13.5
Improved 67 11.5
Worsened 439 75.0
Professional future outlook after the pandemic
Unchanged 183 31.3
Improved 98 16.8
Worsened 304 52.0
Overload of Academic Activities after the Pandemic 498 85.1
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n - Absolute Frequency; % - Relative Frequency.