Coping strategies adapted by Ghanaians during the COVID-19 crisis and lockdown: A population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic and control measures adopted by countries globally can lead to stress and anxiety. Investigating the coping strategies to this unprecedented crisis is essential to guide mental health intervention and public health policy. This study examined how people are coping with the COVID-19 crisis in Ghana and identify factors influencing it.

Methods

This study was part of a multinational online cross-sectional survey on Personal and Family Coping with COVID-19 in the Global South. The study population included adults, ≥18 years and residents in Ghana. Respondents were recruited through different platforms, including social media and phone calls. The questionnaire was composed of different psychometrically validated instruments with coping as the outc

SUBMITTER: Iddi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8238213 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature