Depression and anxiety among quarantined population during the COVID-19 outbreak in central Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Evidence suggests that quarantine might have a wide-ranging, substantial, and long-lasting negative psychological impact especially when the necessary preventive measures are not taken. This study assessed the prevalence and associated factors of depression and anxiety among quarantined population during the COVID-19 outbreak in central Ethiopia. A community-based cross-section study was conducted among individuals under quarantine from June 5 to July 5, 2020, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to assess depression and anxiety. Binary logistic regression analysis (multivariate analysis) was used to identify the potential determinants of depression and anxiety. A total of 297 participants were included in the study which makes the response ra

SUBMITTER: Abraha M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021643 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature