Implications of COVID-19-induced nationwide lockdown on children's behaviour in Punjab, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lockdown is one of the prevalent tools that are used to control the spread of COVID-19 virus in India. Under the circumstances created during lockdown period, children are deprived from the social interaction and companionship; because of which, they are susceptible to psychiatric disorders. Therefore, in this study, efforts were to understand the impacts of lockdown on the mental status of the children of India and their specific causes.

Study design

It is a questionnaire-based study.

Methods

A web-based questionnaire was prepared, and 400 parents from four districts of Punjab, India, namely, Ludhiana, Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar, Sangrur and Ferozepur, were telephonically interviewed. Further, the information collected from the interviews was statist

SUBMITTER: Sama BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7675304 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature