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AuthorMedani, Khalid E.
AuthorAlqadhibi, Mohammed A.
AuthorAlmutairi, Abdullah M.
AuthorAsiree, Rayan H. A.
AuthorSilsilah, Mohammad A.
AuthorAlmutairi, Khalid N.
AuthorSami, Waqas
Available date2024-05-27T03:10:13Z
Publication Date2024
Publication NameJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
ResourceScopus
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_719_23
ISSN9757406
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/55450
AbstractThis study aims to highlight the challenges that undergraduates face when traveling a significant distance from home to study. These challenges are psychological, financial, and nutritional. The study was descriptive and based on a survey conducted to investigate the challenges faced by university students while studying away from their hometown. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 214 undergraduates between February and April 2021. The collected data were analyzed using the computer program SPSS version 24. Pearson's Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were applied to observe associations between qualitative variables. A total of 214 undergraduates participated in the study, with a median age of 22 years. The study found significant relationships between weight change and housing (P < 0.001), weight change and distance (P < 0.001), level of homesickness and housing (P < 0.001), level of homesickness and college distance (P < 0.001), and financial status with housing (P = 0.025). The study revealed that a significant number of undergraduate participants face psychological, financial, and nutritional challenges. These challenges include psychosocial issues, such as homesickness financial difficulties, such as money issues, and nutritional concerns, such as weight changes.
Languageen
PublisherWolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
SubjectStudents' challenges when studying away from home
studying abroad impacts
undergraduates studying abroad
TitleChallenges University Students Face while Studying away from Hometown: A Cross-Sectional Study
TypeArticle
PaginationS459-S462
Volume Number16
dc.accessType Open Access


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