Major Depressive and Generalized Anxiety Disorders Among University Students During the Second Wave of COVID-19 Outbreak in Bangladesh

Hossain, Md. Jamal; Hridoy, Asaduzzaman; Rahman, Sejuti; Ahmmed, Foyez

doi:10.1177/10105395211014345

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“…Finally, a logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the association of various variables with the knowledge score, perception score, and willingness to be vaccinated after adjusting other factors. The marginal error or two-sided statistically significant level was less than 5% (p < 0.05) in the study for all of the statistical methods [24].…”

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Knowledge, Perception, and Willingness towards Immunization among Bangladeshi Population during COVID-19 Vaccine Rolling Period

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Vaccine willingness among the mass populace, as well as their proper knowledge and perception regarding vaccines and the vaccination process, may contribute extensively towards attaining their anticipated vaccination rates. The current study endeavored to ascertain the Bangladeshi population’s knowledge, perception, and willingness towards COVID-19 vaccination. Relevant information was collected from 1201 adults aged 18 years or older by employing an online-based survey from 1 to 30 July 2021. Descriptive statistics, the chi-square (χ2) test, and a binary logistic regression analysis were applied in order to compare the extent of knowledge and perception prevalent among different demographic groups and correlate such prevalence with respective vaccine willingness. The participants expressed mean (± standard deviation) knowledge and perception scores of 6.48 ± 1.13 out of 8 and 5.37 ± 1.22 out of 7, respectively. A multivariate analysis confirmed the significant association (p < 0.05) of gender, age, and family income with the knowledge score, whereas age and knowledge level significantly influenced perception. Current living area, family income, and age were considerable contributors to COVID-19 vaccine willingness. Overall vaccine willingness was found to be significantly curtailed by inadequate knowledge (AOR 0.514, CI 95% 0.401–0.658, p < 0.001) and perception (AOR 0.710, CI 95% 0.548–0.920, p = 0.010) among the participants. All of the concerned authorities’ efforts are warranted in order to improve public understanding, perception, and inclination towards vaccination.

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“…A national report has recently stated that four million university students are currently seized by the fear of session jam, and 2.6 million are completely away from proper e-Learning activities in Bangladesh ( 37 ). This fear, in turn, has mutated into psychological stress in many of the affected students ( 16 , 38 , 39 ). According to a recent study, around 80% of the students having extreme fear of academic uncertainty were experiencing critical mental distress ( 18 ).…”

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“…Several factors associated with negative emotions triggered by COVID-19 lockdown have affected both the psychological and mental health of the people, especially on the students, due to the prolonged closure of the universities ( 16 ). So many studies demonstrated that almost half of the students of Bangladesh were suffering from any form of mental disorders due to this pandemic ( 16 , 17 ). Another study uncovered that almost 60% of Bangladeshi university students were stressed due to the extreme academic uncertainty or delay ( 18 ).…”

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Factors Associated With Underprivileged E-Learning, Session Jam Phobia, and the Subsequent Mental Distress Among Students Following the Extended University Closure in Bangladesh

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Ahmmed

Sarker

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Severe session jam phobia (SJP), the extent of underprivileged online education, and subsequent mental health disorders among students have emerged as distinguished global problems due to the overwhelming effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of this research was to evaluate the impact of extended COVID-19 lockdown and its mediating factors on current e-Learning activities, the prevalence of severe SJP and psychological distress among university students in Bangladesh. A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted to assemble responses through Google Form by applying a simple snowball sampling technique among university students aged 18 years or above in Bangladesh. All ethical considerations were maintained, and univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were employed to analyze the acquired data set. Among the total analyzed data (n = 1,122), the male and female ratio was almost 1:1, and a remarkable segment (63.7%) was aged between 21–24 years. Alarmingly, around 50–60% of the students were suffering from severe SJP, prevailing underprivileged education in the e-Learning platform, and severe mental distress. Logistic regression analyses demonstrated that the students from public universities, lower- and mid-income families, lower-aged, and junior years education groups were significantly (p < 0.05) more underprivileged than their counter groups. Besides, the monthly family income and university type significantly influenced the extent of severe SJP. Finally, the students who were female, rustic, come from low-income families (below 25,000 BDT), who had academic uncertainty, job insecurity, online exam phobia, and dissatisfaction with e-Learning education, were significantly suffering from moderate to severe mental distress. The current evidence demonstrates that a substantial number of Bangladeshi university students are struggling with extreme session jam phobia, underprivileged e-Learning education, and subsequent psychological distress, which need to be immediately addressed through concerted efforts by the government, parents, and university authorities.

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“…In the survey research, we utilized a simple snowball samplingstrategy to recruit the target respondents. 20 A standard formula,n = (Z α/2 ) 2 ×[p(1-p)/(d) 2 ], was used for generalizing the sample size, where n is the estimated sample size, and p denotes the expectedproportion of the population (here assumed to be 50% for the maximum sample size, i.e., p = 0.5). Z α/2 = 1.96, the value of normal distribution at 5% significance level, and d indicates the 5% tolerated standard error.…”

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Exploring public awareness and spreading pattern analysis of COVID-19 outbreak in Bangladesh

Hossain

Ahmmed

Kuddus

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Bangladesh J Med Sci

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Background: The highly transmissible coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has plagued the worldwide population with a continuous upward thrust of the death toll, which might be related to insufficient knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral (KAB) score, and public awareness. Objective: The current research sought to explore public awareness in terms of knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral responses toward COVID-19 and analyze its spreading pattern during the embryonic phase in Bangladesh. Methods: From March 19 to April 15 of 2020, seventeen planned questions were answered by the Bangladeshi respondents recruited through a simple snowball sampling technique. Informed consent from each participant was taken in the survey. Results: Out of the total participants (n = 1861), 34.65% were female, and 40.83% had an education level up to Junior School Certificate (JSC). Among all the demographic variables, the highest average knowledge, attitudes and behaviors scores (mean ± SD) were reported for 18- 30 years age group (4.07 ± 1.01 out of 5; 95% confidence interval, [CI] = 4.01-4.13; p< 0.001), above 50 years age group (1.70 ± 0.64 out of 3; 95% CI = 1.59-1.80; p< 0.001), and bachelor or higher degree group (2.64 ± 0.83 out of 4; 95% CI = 2.57-2.70, p< 0.001), respectively. It was clearly depicted that the obtained knowledge score was associated with poor attitudes and behaviors. Conclusion: Education on basic health sciences as well as overwhelming campaign and publicity must be pointed at enhancing KAB scores towards COVID-19 in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.20(5) 2021 p.108-117

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Major Depressive and Generalized Anxiety Disorders Among University Students During the Second Wave of COVID-19 Outbreak in Bangladesh

Cited by 13 publications

References 8 publications

Knowledge, Perception, and Willingness towards Immunization among Bangladeshi Population during COVID-19 Vaccine Rolling Period

Knowledge, Perception, and Willingness towards Immunization among Bangladeshi Population during COVID-19 Vaccine Rolling Period

Factors Associated With Underprivileged E-Learning, Session Jam Phobia, and the Subsequent Mental Distress Among Students Following the Extended University Closure in Bangladesh

Exploring public awareness and spreading pattern analysis of COVID-19 outbreak in Bangladesh

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