Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 among Young Bangladeshi Adults (18-34 years): An Online-Based Cross-Sectional Study

30, July 2021 |

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Abstract

Objectives. COVID-19 pandemic is at the fourth stage of bound- less local transmission in Bangladesh. The objective of this study was to assess the psychosocial impact of COVID-19 on adult Bangladeshi population. Design. Online-based cross-sectional study. Settings. Data were collected from different parts of the Bang- ladesh. Participants. Information was collected from 213 young adults who were aged 18-34 years old using convenient sampling tech- nique. Results. More than 90% of participants were responded to pos- sess a good awareness of COVID-19. However, the behavioral characteristics of young individuals in Bangladesh were not impressive. In this cohort, 24.4% of participants showed moderate change and 5.2%-little changes in their behavior due to COVID- 19. Approximately 58.2% of participants had some symptoms of mental distress while 59.7% of participants were somewhat wor- ried about COVID-19. Conclusion. In order to control the spread of Covid-19, existing unconsciousness in young adult could turn this situation into a disaster throughout the nation which therefore must be under- stood by the government and policymakers to incorporate suc- cessful measures.