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ArticleBMJ open2021

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health among general Bangladeshi population: a cross-sectional study.

Rajesh Das, Md Rakib Hasan, Sohel Daria, Md Rabiul Islam

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Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 99 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rajesh DasDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Md Rakib HasanDepartment of Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Bangladesh.
Sohel DariaDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Md Rabiul IslamDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh robi.ayaan@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-2820-3144
University of Asia Pacific · BDJahangirnagar University · BD

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesMental health problems significantly increased worldwide during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. At the early stage of the outbreak, the government of Bangladesh imposed lockdown and quarantine approaches to prevent the spread of the virus, which impacted people's daily life and health. The COVID-19 pandemic has also affected people's economic status, healthcare facilities and other lifestyle factors in Bangladesh. We aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health among the Bangladeshi population.

methodsWe conducted an online cross-sectional survey among 672 Bangladeshi people aged between 15 and 65 years all over the country from 15 April to 10 May 2020. After obtaining electronic consent, we conducted a survey assessing people's sociodemographic profiles and psychometric measures. We used The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale-8, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index to assess loneliness, depression, anxiety and sleep disturbance, respectively.

resultsThe prevalence of loneliness, depression, anxiety and sleep disturbance was estimated at 71% (mild: 32%, moderate: 29%, severe: 10%), 38% (mild: 24%, moderate: 11%, severe: 3%), 64% (mild: 30%, moderate: 17%, severe: 17%) and 73% (mild: 50%, moderate: 18%, severe: 5%), respectively. In Bangladesh, the key factors associated with poor mental health during COVID-19 were female sex, unemployment, being a student, obesity and living without a family. The present study also identified statistically significant interrelationships among the measured mental health issues.

conclusionsA large portion of respondents reported mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. The present study suggests longitudinal assessments of mental health among Bangladeshi people to determine the gravity of this issue during and after the pandemic. Appropriate supportive programmes and interventional approaches would address mental health problems in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mental HealthPandemicsAdolescentAdultAgedAnxietyBangladeshCommunicable Disease ControlCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansLonelinessMaleMiddle Agedadult psychiatryanxiety disordersCOVID-19depression & mood disorderspublic health

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