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Trial reportPloS one2020

Psychological responses during the COVID-19 outbreak among university students in Bangladesh.

Md Saiful Islam, Md Safaet Hossain Sujan, Rafia Tasnim, Md Tajuddin Sikder, Marc N Potenza, Jim van Os

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Trial report in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 112 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

112 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. The COVID-19 pandemic and adolescents' and young adults' experiences at school: A systematic narrative review.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2025
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  5. Anxiety Linked to COVID-19: A Systematic Review Comparing Anxiety Rates in Different Populations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Md Saiful IslamDepartment of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0003-3979-2423
Md Safaet Hossain SujanDepartment of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Rafia TasnimDepartment of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Md Tajuddin SikderDepartment of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Marc N PotenzaDepartment of Psychiatry and Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America.
Jim van OsDepartment of Psychiatry, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mental health problems in students are considered a public health challenge. We assessed the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress (DAS) with the DASS-21, as well as associated factors, among university students in Bangladesh early in the COVID-19 outbreak. We hypothesized high levels of DAS and their associations with previously reported factors (e.g., poor sleep, lack of exercise, heavy internet use) and those linked to disadvantage (e.g., low monthly family income). We also enquired about participants' satisfaction with their pursuit of their academic studies while living under COVID-19 restrictions. An internet-based survey was conducted during the month of April 2020, involving 3,122 Bangladeshi university students aged 18 to 29 years (59.5% males; mean age 21.4±2 years). Prevalence estimates of depression, anxiety and stress were, respectively, 76.1%, 71.5% and 70.1% for at least mild symptoms, 62.9%, 63.6% and 58.6% for at least moderate symptoms, 35.2%, 40.3%, and 37.7% for at least severe symptoms and 19.7%, 27.5% and 16.5% for at least very severe symptoms. The present estimates of DAS were more prevalent than in previous pre-COVID-19 studies among Bangladeshi university students. Regression analyses with DASS-21-score as a dependent variable revealed associations with factors mostly as hypothesized. The largest effect size on DAS symptoms was related to students' satisfaction with their academic studies during the pandemic. As this survey used cross-sectional and self-reported methods, causality cannot be inferred. Mental health monitoring of students attempting to cope with the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak may be useful and feasible.

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PandemicsSARS-CoV-2Surveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesAdolescentAdultBangladeshCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMale

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