Suicidal Ideation and Predictors of Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Eswatini: A Population-Based Household Telephone Survey

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作者
Shongwe, Mduduzi Colani [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Huang, Song-Lih [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Natl Yang Ming Chiao Tung Univ, Inst Publ Hlth, Coll Med, Taipei 112, Taiwan
[2] Natl Yang Ming Chiao Tung Univ, Coll Med, Int Hlth Program, Taipei 112, Taiwan
[3] Univ Eswatini, Dept Midwifery Sci, Fac Hlth Sci, Mbabane H100, Eswatini
关键词
anxiety; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; COVID-19; mental health; SARS-CoV-2; psychological distress; SERIOUS MENTAL-ILLNESS; HEALTH; DEPRESSION; ANXIETY; SCALE; PERFORMANCE; RISK;
D O I
10.3390/ijerph18136700
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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摘要
The unpredictability of the COVID-19 pandemic can induce psychological distress in individuals. We investigated perceived stressors, prevalence of psychological distress and suicidal ideation, and predictors of psychological distress among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini. This study was a cross-sectional, population-based household telephone survey of 993 conveniently sampled adults (18+ years) from all the four administrative regions of Eswatini. Data were collected between 9 June and 18 July 2020 during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the country was under a partial lockdown. COVID-19-related psychological distress was assessed using the Kessler 6-item Psychological Distress Scale (K6). We performed weighted modified Poisson regression analyses to identify significant predictors of moderate/severe psychological distress (K6 scores: >= 5). The weighted prevalences of moderate (K6 scores: 5-12) and severe psychological distress (K6 scores: >= 13) were 41.7% and 5.4%, respectively. Participants reported several perceived COVID-19-related stressors, including worries and fears of the contagion-specific death, serious need for food and money, and concerns about loss of income or business. The weighted prevalence of suicidal ideation was 1.5%. Statistically significant predictors of increased risk for moderate/severe psychological distress included living in the Hhohho and Manzini regions; feeling not well informed about COVID-19; feeling lonely; having received COVID-19 food or financial relief from the government; feeling burdened by the lockdown; being married; and being youth (18-24 years). The results call for the government to urgently augment the provision of mental health services during the pandemic. Mental health practitioners and programs may use several stressors and risk factors identified in this study to inform interventions and government policies aimed at reducing psychological distress induced by the pandemic.
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