Nur Mohammad Imtiaz, Al-Mamun Firoj, Yasmin Farzana, Mohiuddin Mohammad Sarif, Kaggwa Mark M, Sikder Md Tajuddin, Mamun Mohammed A
Department of Computer Science University of Houston Houston Texas USA.
Department of Public Health and Informatics Jahangirnagar University Savar, Dhaka Bangladesh.
Health Sci Rep. 2023 Jul 3;6(7):e1346. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.1346. eCollection 2023 Jul.
Despite evidence that COVID-19 vaccination can strengthen mental health, there is limited evidence about this in Bangladesh. Thus, this comparative study assessed the prevalence and factors associated with mental health problems between vaccine receivers and nonreceivers.
Using a snowball sampling technique, a web-based cross-sectional study was conducted among a total of 459 participants. The survey questionnaire included sociodemographic information, the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), and the Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ-10).
The study found that mental health problems were nonsignificantly prevalent in the vaccine nonreceivers than those who received it (i.e., 24.79% vs. 20.60% for depression, 21.20% vs. 16.60% for anxiety, and 15.30% vs. 12.60% for posttraumatic stress disorder). Female gender, chronic condition, smoking status, and alcohol consumption were the risk factors for mental health problems.
This study's findings suggest that the COVID-19 vaccination necessarily improves mental health outcomes. However, the study had limitations in terms of its design and sampling technique, and further research is needed to establish a cause-effect relationship between vaccination and mental health problems.
尽管有证据表明新冠病毒疫苗接种可增强心理健康，但在孟加拉国，这方面的证据有限。因此，这项比较研究评估了疫苗接种者和未接种者中心理健康问题的患病率及相关因素。
采用滚雪球抽样技术，对总共459名参与者进行了一项基于网络的横断面研究。调查问卷包括社会人口统计学信息、患者健康问卷（PHQ - 9）、广泛性焦虑障碍问卷（GAD - 7）和创伤筛查问卷（TSQ - 10）。
研究发现，未接种疫苗者中心理健康问题的患病率略高于接种者（即抑郁症患病率分别为24.79%和20.60%，焦虑症患病率分别为21.20%和16.60%，创伤后应激障碍患病率分别为15.30%和12.60%），但差异不显著。女性、慢性病、吸烟状况和饮酒是心理健康问题的风险因素。
本研究结果表明，新冠病毒疫苗接种必然会改善心理健康状况。然而，该研究在设计和抽样技术方面存在局限性，需要进一步研究以确定疫苗接种与心理健康问题之间的因果关系。
