%0 Journal Article
%@ 2369-3762
%I JMIR Publications
%V 10
%N 
%P e56415
%T Global Rate of Willingness to Volunteer Among Medical and Health Students During Pandemic: Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis
%A Mahsusi,Mahsusi
%A Hudaa,Syihaabul
%A Nuryani,Nuryani
%A Fahmi,Mustofa
%A Tsurayya,Ghina
%A Iqhrammullah,Muhammad
%+ Department of Islamic Education Management, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Jl Ir H Djuanda No 95, Tangerang Selatan, 15412, Indonesia, 62 83806254803, mahsusi@uinjkt.ac.id
%K COVID-19
%K education
%K health crisis
%K human resource management
%K volunteer
%D 2024
%7 15.4.2024
%9 Review
%J JMIR Med Educ
%G English
%X 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. 
%M 38621233
%R 10.2196/56415
%U https://mededu.jmir.org/2024/1/e56415
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/56415
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38621233