Abstract:Background: The COVID-19 pandemic affects the public overall psychological status including anxiety. Assessing the perceived risk and preventive behaviors and COVID-19induced anxiety of every individual is crucial to be more effective in handling the outbreak. Purpose: This study intends to determine the status of perceived risk, preventive behavior, and induced anxiety regarding COVID-19 among urban residents in Ethiopia. Methods: In this research a population-based, cross-sectional design was employed among … Show more
“…People with a history of mental illness are more susceptible to the psychological impact compared to the general public, such an outbreak can provoke a relapse or even worsen the already existing psychological problem. 38 The result is in agreement with other studies done in Ethiopia 23 and China. 18…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…The prevalence of positive for anxiety, depression and stress among the pastoral community were 246 (30.8%) with 95% CI, 27 , 34 210 (26.3%) with 95% CI, 23 , 29 and 195 (24.4%) with 95% CI, 21 , 27 respectively [ Figure 1 ]. Figure 1 Psychological impact of the participants’ towards the coronavirus outbreak among pastoral community residents in south-west Ethiopia, 2020 (N=798).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Different studies have been carried out in Ethiopia to assess the mental health impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. 22 , 23 However, none of these studies have been done among the pastoral community. So this study aimed to assess the psychological impacts during the initial phases of COVID-19 outbreak among the pastoral community of West Omo zone, south-west Ethiopia.…”
Background
COVID-19 is a global pandemic and a major health crisis affecting several nations. Such outbreaks are associated with adverse mental health consequences to any group of the population. Despite its negative effects, no study has addressed the potential psychological impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak among the pastoral community. This study aims to assess psychological experiences during the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak and the factors that contributed to it among pastoral community residents in West Omo, South-West Ethiopia.
Methods
A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out from May to June 2020. The study subjects were selected through a multistage sampling technique. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, and entered into EpiData 3.1, then exported to SPSS version 24 for statistical analysis. The psychological impact was assessed by the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). P-value < 0.20 during bi-variable analysis was considered as a candidate for multivariable logistic regression. Independent factors of depression, anxiety, and stress were assessed using adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence level s at P-value < 0.05 cut-off point.
Results
A total of 845 eligible pastoral residents were interviewed, with a 94.4% response rate. The prevalence of a positive response for anxiety, depression and stress was 30.8%, 26.3% and 24.4%, respectively. Being female was highly associated with developing anxiety and depression. Anxiety was found to be three times more prevalent among the respondents with ≥ 3 family members. Furthermore, participants with a history of mental illness, poor social support, and a high perceived life threat were also at a higher risk of experiencing anxiety, depression, and stress.
Conclusion
The prevalence of positive depression, anxiety and stress results were high. As a result, special attention should be paid, by governmental and non-governmental health organizations, to psychosocial and mental health programs for pastoral residentsduring the COVID-19 pandemic.
“…People with a history of mental illness are more susceptible to the psychological impact compared to the general public, such an outbreak can provoke a relapse or even worsen the already existing psychological problem. 38 The result is in agreement with other studies done in Ethiopia 23 and China. 18…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…The prevalence of positive for anxiety, depression and stress among the pastoral community were 246 (30.8%) with 95% CI, 27 , 34 210 (26.3%) with 95% CI, 23 , 29 and 195 (24.4%) with 95% CI, 21 , 27 respectively [ Figure 1 ]. Figure 1 Psychological impact of the participants’ towards the coronavirus outbreak among pastoral community residents in south-west Ethiopia, 2020 (N=798).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Different studies have been carried out in Ethiopia to assess the mental health impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. 22 , 23 However, none of these studies have been done among the pastoral community. So this study aimed to assess the psychological impacts during the initial phases of COVID-19 outbreak among the pastoral community of West Omo zone, south-west Ethiopia.…”
Background
COVID-19 is a global pandemic and a major health crisis affecting several nations. Such outbreaks are associated with adverse mental health consequences to any group of the population. Despite its negative effects, no study has addressed the potential psychological impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak among the pastoral community. This study aims to assess psychological experiences during the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak and the factors that contributed to it among pastoral community residents in West Omo, South-West Ethiopia.
Methods
A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out from May to June 2020. The study subjects were selected through a multistage sampling technique. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, and entered into EpiData 3.1, then exported to SPSS version 24 for statistical analysis. The psychological impact was assessed by the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). P-value < 0.20 during bi-variable analysis was considered as a candidate for multivariable logistic regression. Independent factors of depression, anxiety, and stress were assessed using adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence level s at P-value < 0.05 cut-off point.
Results
A total of 845 eligible pastoral residents were interviewed, with a 94.4% response rate. The prevalence of a positive response for anxiety, depression and stress was 30.8%, 26.3% and 24.4%, respectively. Being female was highly associated with developing anxiety and depression. Anxiety was found to be three times more prevalent among the respondents with ≥ 3 family members. Furthermore, participants with a history of mental illness, poor social support, and a high perceived life threat were also at a higher risk of experiencing anxiety, depression, and stress.
Conclusion
The prevalence of positive depression, anxiety and stress results were high. As a result, special attention should be paid, by governmental and non-governmental health organizations, to psychosocial and mental health programs for pastoral residentsduring the COVID-19 pandemic.
“…The magnitude of COVID-19-related anxiety among urban residents conducted in West Shewa was also higher compared to this study (18.1%). 19 This might be due to the pandemic that was started and expanded in the urban area for the first time.…”
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019, also known as 2019-nCoV cluster of acute respiratory illness with unknown causes, which occurred in Wuhan, Hubei Province, in China, was first reported to World Health Organization country office as of December 30, 2019. People with medical illness are at a higher risk for coronavirus disease, and the pandemic influences mental health and causes psychological problems, particularly in those with chronic medical illness. Hence, this study aimed to assess coronavirus disease 2019-related anxiety and the knowledge on its preventive measures among patients with medical illness on follow-up in public hospitals of Bale, East Bale, and Arsi zones Objective: To assess coronavirus disease 2019-related anxiety and knowledge toward coronavirus disease 2019 preventive measures among patients with chronic medical illness on follow-up in public hospitals of Bale, East Bale, and West Arsi zones. Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted in selected hospitals of Bale and West Arsi zones, Southeast Ethiopia. A total of 633 study participants were included in this study, and data were collected through an interviewer-administered questionnaire. A descriptive summary was computed. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were carried out to identify the associated factors. Results: Overall, the prevalence of anxiety among chronic patients in this study was 6.3% (95% confidence interval: 4.6%–8.5%) and 420 (66.35%) had good knowledge on the preventive measures of coronavirus disease 2019. Factors significantly associated with anxiety among chronic patients were being educated (95% confidence interval: adjusted odds ratio = 0.26 (0.09–0.74)), being male (95% confidence interval: 2.69 (1.11–6.53)), and use of mask (95% confidence interval: 0.11 (0.05–0.26)). Conclusion: The prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019-related anxiety among chronic patients was high and being males, uneducated, and not using face mask was significantly associated with coronavirus disease 2019-related anxiety.
“…Literature show conflicting reports whether the urban or rural areas are more COVID-19 susceptible. Across many countries, cities are more affected than the rural areas, 40,41 while others argue that rural areas have more COVID-19 cases than the cities. 42 However, the Global Institute Development pointed out that it is the overcrowding that makes the place vulnerable to COVID-19 and not population density.…”
Background: Over the past year, healthcare workers constantly report their COVID-19 anxiety. However, this concept remained understudied among nursing students (NSs).Aim: This study investigated the difference between NSs' three types of anxiety and their profile variables during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional, descriptive-correlational design. Three instruments were used: COVID-19 anxiety scale (CAS), COVID-19 anxiety syndrome scale (COVID-19ASS), and short health anxiety inventory (SHAI) to collect data from 484 Saudi NSs. We applied the Mann-Whitney U test and linear regression to analyze the data. Results: Across the three instruments; CAS, Item 1 "I feel bad when thinking about COVID-19"; COVID-19ASS, Item 11 "I have imagined what could happen to my family members if they contracted COVID-19"; and SHAI, Item 17 "A serious illness could ruin many aspects of my life" yielded the highest means. COVID-19ASS showed a significant difference for the profiles "known positive" (p = 0.05) and "action taken after with testing" (p = 0.05). NS, who knew someone with COVID-19, was the only predictor of CAS. Conclusion: Our study concludes NSs experience anxiety symptoms. Anxiety is specific to COVID-19 or a set of similar anxiety symptoms. Further research is needed to explore the anxiety state of NSs during the pandemic.
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