Detrimental Effects of COVID-19 on Physical and Mental Health in Pakistan

Abstract

Background: The novel COVID-19 first reported in Wuhan, china then rapidly spread via contact and droplet means and stated as a pandemic. Pakistan was predicted as the next epicenter of the pandemic and WHO Operational Planning Guidelines and country preparedness and response was implemented in the country. Physical and mental crisis were evident in previous pandemics so as in COVID-19. Material and Methods: This is an observatory study in which sample 385 was selected without randomization from all over Pakistan during the pandemic. Participant were smart phone users with the age limit between 13 to 17 years old. Data was collected via Google survey and was analyzed by SSPS. Results: The participants belong to different occupations with a mean age of 28±10.85. The trinity of questionnaire of general health, death anxiety and anxiety shows COVID have effects on physical and mental health with a significant value of 0.001. Conclusion: This study shows that COVID-19 has effects on mental and physical health and also increased death anxiety in overall population either they had COVID by their selves or by their beloved ones and effects of COVID were seen that physical and mental health both are at stack reveals increased anxiety, stress and negative thoughts, financial difficulties engaging people in harmful behavior.