Mental Health Status of University Students and Working Professionals during the Early Stage of COVID-19 in Bangladesh

被引:16
作者
Patwary, Muhammad Mainuddin [1 ,2 ]
Bardhan, Mondira [1 ,2 ]
Disha, Asma Safia [1 ,2 ]
Kabir, Md Pervez [1 ,2 ]
Hossain, Md Riad [3 ]
Alam, Md Ashraful [4 ,5 ]
Haque, Md Zahidul [1 ,2 ]
Billah, Sharif Mutasim [1 ,2 ]
Browning, Matthew H. E. M. [6 ]
Kabir, Russell [7 ]
Swed, Sarya [8 ]
Shoib, Sheikh [9 ]
机构
[1] Environm & Sustainabil Res Initiat, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh
[2] Khulna Univ, Life Sci Sch, Environm Sci Discipline, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh
[3] Khulna Univ Engn & Technol, Inst Disaster Management, Khulna 9203, Bangladesh
[4] Univ Tokyo, Grad Sch Med, Dept Global Hlth Policy, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
[5] Tokyo Fdn Policy Res, Tokyo 1066234, Japan
[6] Clemson Univ, Dept Pk Recreat & Tourism Management, Clemson, SC 29634 USA
[7] Anglia Ruskin Univ, Fac Hlth Educ Med & Social Care, Sch Allied Hlth, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ, Essex, England
[8] Aleppo Univ, Fac Med, 6458 JPC, Aleppo, Syria
[9] Jawahar Lal Nehru Mem Hosp JLNMH, Dept Psychiat, Srinagar 190003, India
关键词
COVID-19; mental health; university students; working professionals; Bangladesh; PERCEIVED STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT; OUTBREAK; SARS; ANXIETY; CARE; DEPRESSION; PREVALENCE; HOME;
D O I
10.3390/ijerph19116834
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
A novel coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 has spread globally and brought a public health emergency to all nations. To respond to the pandemic, the Bangladesh Government imposed a nationwide lockdown that may have degraded mental health among residents, in particular, university students and working professionals. We examined clinically significant anxiety levels with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale and perceived stress levels with the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4) in an online cross-sectional study with 744 adults. Approximately 70% of respondents were afflicted with clinically significant anxiety levels, and more than 43.82% were afflicted with moderate or high perceived stress levels. Multivariate logistic regression models showed that postgraduates (OR = 2.78, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.03-8.75, p < 0.05) were more likely to experience anxiety than their student counterparts. No such differences emerged for working professionals, however. Living with family members compared to living alone was a risk factor for perceived stress among working professionals (OR = 4.05, 95% CI = 1.45-11.32, p < 0.05). COVID-19 stressors such as financial hardship (OR = 1.84, 95% CI = 1.11-3.05, p < 0.05) and worries of family members' health (OR = 1.84, 95% CI = 1.12-2.99) were risk factors for anxiety among students. Questionable social media news exposure (OR = 2.99, 95% CI = 1.13-7.92, p < 0.05) contributed to the development of mental stress among working professionals. These findings confirm that effective initiatives and proactive efforts from concerned authorities are necessary to cope with the mental health correlates of the COVID-19 pandemic, including in developing contexts such as Bangladesh.
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