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Mamun, M.A., Sakib, N., Gozal, D., Bhuiyan, A.I., Hossain, S., Bodrud-Doza, M., Mamun, F.A., Hosen, I., Safiq, M.B., Abdullah, A.H., Sarker, M.A., Rayhan, I., Sikder, M.T., Muhit, M., Lin, C.-Y., Griffiths, M.D. 
ORCID: 0000-0001-8880-6524 and Pakpour, A.H.,
2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic and serious psychological consequences in Bangladesh: a population-based nationwide study.
Journal of Affective Disorders, 279, pp. 462-472.
ISSN 0165-0327
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Abstract
Background: As with countries worldwide, lockdown measures during the COVID-19 outbreak in Bangladesh were sudden and unexpected, and have the capacity to elicit serious psychological consequences. The present study examined the psychological consequences of COVID-19 in Bangladesh during the lockdown period.
Methods: A nationwide online cross-sectional survey study recruited 10,067 individuals covering all 64 districts in Bangladesh via social media (April 1-10, 2020). The survey comprised questions concerning socio-demographics, knowledge of COVID-19, behavior towards COVID-19, fear of COVID-19, insomnia, depression, and suicidal ideation. Logistic regression and structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses were performed to identify the risk factors depression and suicidal ideation. Geographical information system (GIS)-based spatial analysis was used to identify district-wise susceptibility to depression and suicidal ideation.
Findings: The prevalence rate of depression and suicidal ideation related to COVID-19 was 33% and 5%. Common risk factors for suicidal ideation and depression included being young, being female, being a cigarette smoker, having comorbid diseases, having high scores on the Fear COVID-19 Scale, and having insomnia symptoms. GIS-based maps detected high depression and suicidal ideation in the capital of Bangladesh and the districts near the capital as well as coastal areas where COVID-19 prevalence was high, as compared with districts with no reported cases.
Limitations: Self-reported scales and cross-sectional design of our study.
Conclusion: COVID-19 is associated with major psychological impact across Bangladesh, underlining the need of strategically located psychological support measures and improved access to mental health services, especially among women and younger people.
| Item Type: | Journal article | ||||||||
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| Publication Title: | Journal of Affective Disorders | ||||||||
| Creators: | Mamun, M.A., Sakib, N., Gozal, D., Bhuiyan, A.I., Hossain, S., Bodrud-Doza, M., Mamun, F.A., Hosen, I., Safiq, M.B., Abdullah, A.H., Sarker, M.A., Rayhan, I., Sikder, M.T., Muhit, M., Lin, C.-Y., Griffiths, M.D. and Pakpour, A.H. | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||||||
| Date: | 15 January 2021 | ||||||||
| Volume: | 279 | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0165-0327 | ||||||||
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| Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| Record created by: | Linda Sullivan | ||||||||
| Date Added: | 28 Oct 2020 14:33 | ||||||||
| Last Modified: | 17 Oct 2021 03:00 | ||||||||
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/41425 |
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