Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Effects on Overseas Pakistanis Particularly Residing in China, Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom
AimThis study explored the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic effects on overseas Pakistani's residing in various parts of the world, particularly in China, Saudi Arabia (SA), and the United Kingdom (UK).MethodsThis cross-sectional study was completed between November 2020 and April 2...
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| author | Tauseef Ahmad Bibi Nazia Murtaza Faizan Ahmad Manal Abdulaziz Murad Mukhtiar Baig Arouba Imtiaz Fizzah Baig Javaria Baig Muhammad Siraj Abdullah Khalid Sagga |
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| description | AimThis study explored the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic effects on overseas Pakistani's residing in various parts of the world, particularly in China, Saudi Arabia (SA), and the United Kingdom (UK).MethodsThis cross-sectional study was completed between November 2020 and April 2021. An online questionnaire was designed and circulated via various social media mediums to overseas Pakistani communities. The obtained data were statistically analyzed through SPSS version 19 for windows. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.ResultsA total of 542 overseas Pakistani participated in the current study. In total, 157 (29%) were females and 385 (71%) males. There were 174 (32.1%), 142 (26.45%), 117 (21.6%), and 109 (19.85%) participants from the UK, SA, China, and other countries respectively. Some participants, or their family members, 93 (17.2%), got infected with the COVID-19. About one-third, 165 (30.4%), of the respondents were afraid that their company would violate their contracts or lose their jobs or be paid less. The majority, 469 (86.5%), believed that the lockdown is increasing their psychological stress. More than half of the participants, 314 (57.9%), stated that the Pakistani embassy did not facilitate them in their country of stay. About one-third, 194 (35.8%), of the respondents faced visa-related issues. More than one-third of respondents, 221 (40.8%), faced health issues due to lack of physical activities during the lockdown. Males were afraid that their company would violate their contract, lose jobs, or be paid less than females (p < 0.001). Both genders had psychological stress and health issues because of the pandemic. The participants from SA faced more visa-related issues, and they were less satisfied with the efforts of the Pakistani embassy to facilitate them compared to the UK and China participants (p = 0.013).ConclusionOur data indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Pakistanis living in the UK, SA, China, and other parts of the world. They had health-related issues, visa problems and dissatisfaction with Pakistani embassy facilitations. Pakistanis living abroad require government assistance to resolve their issues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f8928a9d7e04ad9bdde1fda3806a2252022-12-21T18:19:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-03-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.768812768812Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Effects on Overseas Pakistanis Particularly Residing in China, Saudi Arabia and United KingdomTauseef Ahmad0Bibi Nazia Murtaza1Faizan Ahmad2Manal Abdulaziz Murad3Mukhtiar Baig4Arouba Imtiaz5Fizzah Baig6Javaria Baig7Muhammad Siraj8Abdullah Khalid Sagga9Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Zoology, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Abbottabad, PakistanDepartment of Microbiology, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Abbottabad, PakistanDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaCardiff Medical School, Cardiff, United KingdomZiauddin Medical College-Ziauddin University, Karachi, PakistanLiaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Zoology, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Abbottabad, PakistanGeneral Dentist Assistant Agency for Primary Health Care, Medical Program for Chronic Disease General Department, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAimThis study explored the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic effects on overseas Pakistani's residing in various parts of the world, particularly in China, Saudi Arabia (SA), and the United Kingdom (UK).MethodsThis cross-sectional study was completed between November 2020 and April 2021. An online questionnaire was designed and circulated via various social media mediums to overseas Pakistani communities. The obtained data were statistically analyzed through SPSS version 19 for windows. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.ResultsA total of 542 overseas Pakistani participated in the current study. In total, 157 (29%) were females and 385 (71%) males. There were 174 (32.1%), 142 (26.45%), 117 (21.6%), and 109 (19.85%) participants from the UK, SA, China, and other countries respectively. Some participants, or their family members, 93 (17.2%), got infected with the COVID-19. About one-third, 165 (30.4%), of the respondents were afraid that their company would violate their contracts or lose their jobs or be paid less. The majority, 469 (86.5%), believed that the lockdown is increasing their psychological stress. More than half of the participants, 314 (57.9%), stated that the Pakistani embassy did not facilitate them in their country of stay. About one-third, 194 (35.8%), of the respondents faced visa-related issues. More than one-third of respondents, 221 (40.8%), faced health issues due to lack of physical activities during the lockdown. Males were afraid that their company would violate their contract, lose jobs, or be paid less than females (p < 0.001). Both genders had psychological stress and health issues because of the pandemic. The participants from SA faced more visa-related issues, and they were less satisfied with the efforts of the Pakistani embassy to facilitate them compared to the UK and China participants (p = 0.013).ConclusionOur data indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Pakistanis living in the UK, SA, China, and other parts of the world. They had health-related issues, visa problems and dissatisfaction with Pakistani embassy facilitations. Pakistanis living abroad require government assistance to resolve their issues.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.768812/fullCOVID-19pandemic effectsoverseas Pakistani'spsychological issuescross-sectional study |
| spellingShingle | Tauseef Ahmad Bibi Nazia Murtaza Faizan Ahmad Manal Abdulaziz Murad Mukhtiar Baig Arouba Imtiaz Fizzah Baig Javaria Baig Muhammad Siraj Abdullah Khalid Sagga Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Effects on Overseas Pakistanis Particularly Residing in China, Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom Frontiers in Public Health COVID-19 pandemic effects overseas Pakistani's psychological issues cross-sectional study |
| title | Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Effects on Overseas Pakistanis Particularly Residing in China, Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom |
| title_full | Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Effects on Overseas Pakistanis Particularly Residing in China, Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom |
| title_fullStr | Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Effects on Overseas Pakistanis Particularly Residing in China, Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Effects on Overseas Pakistanis Particularly Residing in China, Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom |
| title_short | Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Effects on Overseas Pakistanis Particularly Residing in China, Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom |
| title_sort | coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic effects on overseas pakistanis particularly residing in china saudi arabia and united kingdom |
| topic | COVID-19 pandemic effects overseas Pakistani's psychological issues cross-sectional study |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.768812/full |
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