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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2021

Prevalence of self-reported anxiety and self-medication among upper and middle socioeconomic strata amidst COVID-19 pandemic.

Deepti Chopra, Bharti Bhandari, Jaspreet Kaur Sidhu, Kiran Jakhar, Fariza Jamil, Rakesh Gupta

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Deepti ChopraDepartment of Pharmacology, Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Bharti BhandariDepartment of Physiology, Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Jaspreet Kaur SidhuDepartment of Pharmacology, Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Kiran JakharDepartment of Psychiatry, Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Fariza JamilDepartment of Physiology, Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rakesh GuptaDepartment of Pediatrics, Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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backgroundAmidst corona virus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, disruption to the usual ways of life can lead to anxiety and feeling of being unsafe, which may be associated with self-medication. The study was planned to investigate the prevalence of anxiety and self-medication during COVID-19 pandemic. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, data were collected through an anonymous online survey with questionnaire consisting of four sections: demographic data of the participants, validated COVID-19 Anxiety Inventory Items, Self-rating Anxiety Scale, and self-medication practices during COVID-19 pandemic. The data were organized and analyzed using Windows Microsoft excel and SPSS software (Version 21). Descriptive statistics were calculated for all patient characteristics and survey responses. Analytical analysis included relationship between various parameters using Chi-square test.

resultsA total of 1100 responses were received. Approximately half of the participants were worried about getting severely ill. Majority reported reduced social contact (71.3%,

conclusionsRising to the present challenge will require integration across different sectors with the immediate aim of getting people safely through the pandemic. As the world focuses on containing and delaying the spread of the COVID-19, with burdened health-care systems, we should not miss out on people with anxiety disorders and self-medication problem, which may worsen with the pandemic.

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Anxietycorona virus disease-2019pandemicself-medicationSelf-Rating Anxiety Scale

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