@Article{info:doi/10.2196/56415,
author="Mahsusi, Mahsusi
and Hudaa, Syihaabul
and Nuryani, Nuryani
and Fahmi, Mustofa
and Tsurayya, Ghina
and Iqhrammullah, Muhammad",
title="Global Rate of Willingness to Volunteer Among Medical and Health Students During Pandemic: Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis",
journal="JMIR Med Educ",
year="2024",
month="Apr",
day="15",
volume="10",
pages="e56415",
keywords="COVID-19; education; health crisis; human resource management; volunteer",
abstract="Background: During health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, shortages of health care workers often occur. Recruiting students as volunteers could be an option, but it is uncertain whether the idea is well-accepted. Objective: This study aims to estimate the global rate of willingness to volunteer among medical and health students in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A systematic search was conducted on PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Google Scholar for studies reporting the number of health students willing to volunteer during COVID-19 from 2019 to November 17, 2023. The meta-analysis was performed using a restricted maximum-likelihood model with logit transformation. Results: A total of 21 studies involving 26,056 health students were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled estimate of the willingness-to-volunteer rate among health students across multiple countries was 66.13{\%}, with an I2 of 98.99{\%} and P value of heterogeneity (P-Het)<.001. Removing a study with the highest influence led to the rate being 64.34{\%}. Our stratified analyses indicated that those with older age, being first-year students, and being female were more willing to volunteer (P<.001). From highest to lowest, the rates were 77.38{\%}, 77.03{\%}, 65.48{\%}, 64.11{\%}, 62.71{\%}, and 55.23{\%} in Africa, Western Europe, East and Southeast Asia, Middle East, and Eastern Europe, respectively. Because of the high heterogeneity, the evidence from this study has moderate strength. Conclusions: The majority of students are willing to volunteer during COVID-19, suggesting that volunteer recruitment is well-accepted. ",
issn="2369-3762",
doi="10.2196/56415",
url="https://mededu.jmir.org/2024/1/e56415",
url="https://doi.org/10.2196/56415",
url="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38621233"
}