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COVID-19: psychological effects on a COVID-19 quarantined population in Bangladesh
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Author Affiliations
Jahangirnagar University, University of North Carolina Wilmington, International Islamic University Chittagong, University of Chittagong
Published InHeliyon
Year2020
Citations51
Abstract
BACKGROUND: March, 2020) of COVID-19 in Bangladesh and people have now got a more complete picture of the extent of the pandemic. Therefore, it is time to evaluate the effects of COVID-19 on mental health. The current population-based study aimed to assess the prevalence of depression and PTSD of the quarantined people in Bangladesh during COVID-19 outbreak. METHODS: A total of 5792 individuals comprised the population of this study. Subjects were respondents to an online questionnaire that was administered through social media. The questionnaire included questions on personal information, quarantine related knowledge, items of the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale. Data were collected and analyzed by regression utilizing a using IBM SPSS-22…
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