Status of psychological health of students following the extended university closure in Bangladesh: Results from a web-based cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT: Students’ severe affective mental distress has emerged as significant public health attention globally because of the disastrous effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The current study aimed at exploring the prevalence of two alarming psychological distresses, depression and anxiety, among university students following a prolonged shutdown of educational institutions in Bangladesh. A cross-sectional online-based study was conducted by deploying two standard scales to assess the depression and anxiety among Bangladeshi students from various universities amid the 2nd stream of the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 568 Bangladeshi university students participated in this questionnaire-based survey through various social media platforms. Frequency and percentage distribution as univariat

SUBMITTER: Hossain M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021959 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature