Impacts of Covid-19 lockdown on Psychosocial wellbeing and academic performance of the University students: a case study of Biop III students of Makerere University.
Abstract
This study explored and assessed the impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Psychosocial
Wellbeing and Academic Performance of students in Uganda particularly Makerere University
A structured questionnaire survey was conducted to explore this study and a correlational survey
study design was used to give basis of a coefficient relationship.
The results showed that the respondents were single students mostly female, most of whom
were full time students between the age of 18 and 25 who were not psychologically affected in
their social lives by the Lockdown restrictions. These psychosocial states of the University
students highly affected and interfered with their Academic Performance.
The study noted a high rate of idleness, poor mental health over the lockdown period puts students
at risk of health complications and lower their concentration at school which eventually affected
their academic performance and poses a potential threat to the healthcare and Education system