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Depression and anxiety among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A web-based cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depression and anxiety among Bangladeshi university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also aimed at identifying the determinants of depression and anxiety. A total of 476 university students living in Bangladesh participated in this cross-sectional web-based survey. A standardized e-questionnaire was generated using the Google Form, and the link was shared through social media-Facebook. The information was analyzed in three consecutive levels, such as univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis. Students were experiencing heightened depression and anxiety. Around 15% of the students reportedly had moderately severe depression, whereas 18.1% were severely suffering from anxiety. The binary logistic regression suggests that older students have greater depression (OR = 2.886, 95% CI = 0.961-8.669). It is also evident that students who provided private tuition in the pre-pandemic period had depression (OR = 1.199, 95% CI = 0.736-1.952). It is expected that both the government and universities could work together to fix the academic delays and financial problems to reduce depression and anxiety among university students.

SUBMITTER: Islam MA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7449469 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Depression and anxiety among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A web-based cross-sectional survey.

Islam Md Akhtarul MA Barna Sutapa Dey SD Raihan Hasin H Khan Md Nafiul Alam MNA Hossain Md Tanvir MT

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depression and anxiety among Bangladeshi university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also aimed at identifying the determinants of depression and anxiety. A total of 476 university students living in Bangladesh participated in this cross-sectional web-based survey. A standardized e-questionnaire was generated using the Google Form, and the link was shared through social media-Facebook. The information was analyzed in three c ...[more]

PMID: 32845928

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