Zubayer Abdullah Al, Rahman Md Estiar, Islam Md Bulbul, Babu Sritha Zith Dey, Rahman Quazi Maksudur, Bhuiyan Md Rifat Al Mazid, Khan Md Kamrul Ahsan, Chowdhury Md Ashraf Uddin, Hossain Liakat, Habib Rahat Bin
Department of Sociology, University of Barishal, Barishal, Bangladesh.
Department of Public Health & Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Heliyon. 2020 Sep;6(9):e05057. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05057. Epub 2020 Sep 28.
The COVID-19 pandemic essentially imposes psychological effects on people. As the pandemic progresses, people experience psychological trauma gradually, which can change over time. The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among Bangladeshi people four months after the COVID-19 outbreak.
An online cross-sectional survey was conducted among Bangladeshi citizens aged ≥18 years from June 1 to June 10, 2020. The participants completed an online questionnaire examining socio-demographic variables and COVID-19 related factors, along with the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale 21. A total of 1146 respondents have been included in the study. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences, IBM Statistics version 22.0.
The prevalence of moderate to the extremely severe levels of depression, anxiety, and stress was 47.2%, 46.0%, and 32.5%, respectively, with no significant gender differences. The prevalence of anxiety and stress was significantly higher in participants aged >30 than in participants aged 18-30 years. Daily follow up COVID-19 related news, having COVID-19 symptoms so far, having contact (direct or indirect) with COVID-19 infected person, and fear of infection were significantly associated with depression, anxiety, and stress.
Sizable proportions of participants had depression, anxiety and stress four months after the COVID-19 outbreak in Bangladesh. The findings of this study underscores the need for strategies aimed at reducing these psychological sufferings in Bangladeshi people in the context of COVID-19.
新冠疫情对人们产生了实质性的心理影响。随着疫情的发展，人们逐渐经历心理创伤，且这种创伤会随时间变化。本研究旨在评估新冠疫情爆发四个月后孟加拉国人群中抑郁、焦虑和压力的患病率。
2020年6月1日至6月10日，对年龄≥18岁的孟加拉国公民进行了一项在线横断面调查。参与者完成了一份在线问卷，该问卷调查了社会人口统计学变量和与新冠疫情相关的因素，同时还包括抑郁焦虑压力量表21。共有1146名受访者纳入本研究。使用社会科学统计软件包IBM Statistics版本22.0对数据进行分析。
中度至极重度抑郁、焦虑和压力的患病率分别为47.2%、46.0%和32.5%，性别差异无统计学意义。30岁以上参与者的焦虑和压力患病率显著高于18至30岁的参与者。每日关注新冠疫情相关新闻、目前有新冠症状、与新冠感染者有（直接或间接）接触以及对感染的恐惧与抑郁、焦虑和压力显著相关。
在孟加拉国，新冠疫情爆发四个月后，相当比例的参与者存在抑郁、焦虑和压力。本研究结果强调了在新冠疫情背景下，需要采取策略减轻孟加拉国人民的这些心理痛苦。
