Anxiety and depression among adult tobacco users during the COVID-19 restrictions in India.

ABSTRACT: The world witnessed a highly contagious and deadly disease, COVID-19, toward the end of 2019. India is one of the worst affected countries. We aimed to assess anxiety and depression levels among adult tobacco users and people who recently quit tobacco during COVID-19 lockdown in India. The study was conducted across two Indian cities, Delhi and Chennai (July-August, 2020) among adult tobacco users (n = 801). Telephonic interviews were conducted using validated mental health tools (Patient Health Questionnaire-PHQ-9 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-GAD-7) to assess the anxiety and depression levels of the participants. Descriptive analysis and multiple logistic regression were used to study the prevalence and correlates of depression and anxiety. We found that 20.6% of tobacco users had dep

SUBMITTER: Bassi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9445265 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature