ReviewFrontiers in psychology2024
Understanding mental health challenges and associated risk factors of post-natural disasters in Bangladesh: a systematic review.
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- Community Health Participatory interventions in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases including mental health in crisis-affected Low-and Middle-Income Countries - a scoping review.Global health action · 2026Article
- A cross-sectional study on disaster adaptation and resilience among residents in Guangdong Province, China and analysis of its influencing factors.BMC public health · 2026Article
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- Depressive and anxiety symptoms after the 2024 flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: findings of the PAMPA cohort.Cadernos de saude publica · 2026Article
- Changes in mental health outcomes of middle-aged and older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review.PloS one · 2026Article
- Livelihood disruption and psychological distress following the 2024 flash flood in Bangladesh.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Mental health consequences of the 2024 Feni flash flood in Bangladesh: prevalence and risk factors.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Menstrual hygiene management in flood-affected Bangladesh: addressing socio-cultural barriers, infrastructure gaps, and policy responses.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background and objectives: Natural disasters are harmful occurrences caused by the Earth's geological and meteorological processes. Bangladesh is recognized as one of the country's most vulnerable to natural disasters. Therefore, the people of Bangladesh remain at high risk of natural disasters. However, no study has been conducted in Bangladesh to provide an overall perspective on mental health issues that arise after natural disasters. Thus, this systematic review aims to identify all mental health issues and related risk factors brought on by natural disasters in Bangladesh. Study design: Systematic review. Methods: Between April to May 2024, a systematic search was conducted across many databases, including PubMed, following the PRISMA guideline. Ultimately, 17 publications were included in this study. Results: The findings reveal that depression, anxiety, stress, suicidal ideation, post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and sleep disturbances are found as major risk factors for natural disasters. Prevalence of depression, anxiety and, stress, suicidal ideation ranges from 16.3% to 92.71%, 6% to 92.19%, 32.41% to 58%, 10.9% to 57.5% among people as consequences of natural disasters like heatwaves, cyclones, flood, river bank erosion etc. There are some associated risk factors which provoke prominent mental health problems, including (i) Demographic factors (age, gender, marital status, number of children, lower education, living location, living infrastructure, family conflicts, family member death, land for cultivation, loss of domestic animals), (ii) socio-economic factors (environmental settings, social support, disaster warning system, displacement, food crisis, financial support, income loss, vulnerable livelihoods) (iii) behavior and health-related factors (behavior pattern, physical injury during natural disaster, physical disability), (iv) other factors (increased temperature, living together, lower social class). People affected by natural disasters are often viewed in terms of their physical damage, while their mental health is always ignored. Conclusion: Calculative measures are needed to create an overall picture of the effect of natural disasters on people's mental health in Bangladesh. Therefore, the government needs to consider establishing potential measures to lessen the impact of natural disasters on people's mental health.
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