Impacts Of Coping Strategies For Electricity Load Shedding Among University Students

Introduction: Electricity crisis is growing day by day that affects our routine life. The purpose of the study was to assess the impacts and coping strategies of electricity load shedding that was adopted by university students.

METHODOLOGY: The descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 384 university students during campus timings at the University of Sindh Jamshoro. The level of the confidence interval was set 95% with 0.05% of margin error. Convenient sampling technique was used.

RESULTS: The mean age of the respondents was 21.7 years, ± 2.65. The findings of the present study showed 78% of students felt physically, mentally and emotionally ill due to load shedding. Our study revealed 71.61% of students who felt anxiety due to load shedding. A study result showed 41% of the respondents who became angry and caused physical violence. Present study also identified 77% of the participant’s sleep was disturbed. A study indicated 76.56% of student’s punctuality was affected. Our study inquired 75% student’s grades affected and 87% students could not maintain concentration during lectures. Walking, physical exercise and listening to music were identified as coping strategies.

CONCLUSION:   

Electricity load shedding badly affects the overall performance of students including their punctuality, concentration during classes, and preparation of assignments, examinations, and results. It needs further analytic studies.