COVID-19 outbreak in Bangladesh and associated psychological problems: An online survey

11, September 2020 | Bangladesh

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Abstract

Bangladesh is now experiencing the COVID-19 outbreak; however, there has been minimal focus on mental health over physical health problems during this pandemic in Bangladesh. The present study was conducted using self-rated scales on a sample of 500 Bangladeshi people to address this gap. Results suggested two-fifths of the participants had depression and anxiety symptoms, and one-third were highly worried and felt stressed. Females, stu- dents, unmarried, and 18–30-year-olds were in more vulnerable positions in terms of their mental health. These findings would be helpful to assess and formulate psychological inter- ventions to improve the mental health of vulnerable groups.