First COVID-19 suicide case in Bangladesh due to fear of COVID-19 and xenophobia: Possible suicide prevention strategies

Mamun, Mohammed A.; Griffiths, Mark D.

doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102073

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“…) can in more extreme cases result in suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and actual suicide occurrence (Goyal et al 2020;Mamun and Griffiths 2020a). Indeed, Mamun and Griffiths (2020b) recently reported the first case of suicide due to the fear of COVID-19 in Bangladesh. With a mortality rate of 6.2% in Bangladesh, the number of COVID-19 cases has been rising with individuals aged between 31 and 40 years being most infected (i.e., around 22%; Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research 2020).…”

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“…The seven-item FCV-19S is a quick and easyto-use tool that underwent rigorous psychometric testing and appears to be suitable for both genders and all ages. As suggested by Mamun and Griffiths (2020b), there is an urgent need to carry out an epidemiological study nationwide in Bangladesh concerning the relationship between individuals' mental health status (e.g., depression, anxiety, stress) and the fear of COVID-19. Therefore, the present study translated and validated the Bangla FCV-19S, and carried out factor analysis, as well as assessing its reliability and validity.…”

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Psychometric Validation of the Bangla Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Rasch Analysis

Sakib

Bhuiyan

Hossain

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Int J Ment Health Addiction

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The recently developed Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) is a seven-item uni-dimensional scale that assesses the severity of fears of COVID-19. Given the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh, we aimed to translate and validate the FCV-19S in Bangla. The forwardbackward translation method was used to translate the English version of the questionnaire into Bangla. The reliability and validity properties of the Bangla FCV-19S were rigorously psychometrically evaluated (utilizing both confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis) in relation to socio-demographic variables, national lockdown variables, and response to the Bangla Health Patient Questionnaire. The sample comprised 8550 Bangladeshi participants. The Cronbach α value for the Bangla FCV-19S was 0.871 indicating very good internal reliability. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis showed that the uni-dimensional factor structure of the FCV-19S fitted well with the data. The FCV-19S was significantly correlated with the nine-item Bangla Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-90) (r = 0.406, p < 0.001). FCV-19S scores were significantly associated with higher worries concerning lockdown. Measurement invariance of the FCV-19S showed no differences with respect to age or gender. The Bangla version of FCV-19S is a valid and reliable tool with robust psychometric properties which will be useful for researchers carrying out studies among the Bangla speaking population in assessing the psychological impact of fear from COVID-19 infection during this pandemic.

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Psychometric Validation of the Bangla Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Rasch Analysis

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Hossain

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Int J Ment Health Addiction

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“…Besides signi cantly straining the global healthcare and economic systems, COVID-19 imposes an unprecedented level of physical isolation (determined by public health measures) that challenges our most basic human motivations (especially our need for human connection), affecting every aspect of society (Hagerty & Williams, 2020). The experience of a severe viral pandemic (and its social and economic fallout) creates a sense of uncertainty triggering psychological distress, such as sadness, boredom, worry, fear, anger, annoyance, confusion, frustration, grief, guilt, helplessness, loneliness, and nervousness (Bao et al, 2020;Dsouza et al, 2020;Gunawan et al, 2020;Mamun & Gri ths, 2020;Mukhtar, 2020;Tull et al, 2020;Xiang et al, 2020).…”

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“…In January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak (COVID-19) an international public health emergency (World Health Organization, 2020). The global community continues to face high transmission rates of this unpredictable, fast spreading infectious disease that presents serious challenges to global health (Mamun & Gri ths, 2020). Not only does the virus incur a high mortality rate, but uncertainty is heightened as the global community lacks effective antiviral therapy or vaccines and knowledge of the accurate number of people infected (due to lack of widespread testing and tracking) (Shereen et al, 2020;Tull et al, 2020).…”

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Effects of Fear of COVID-19 on Mental Well-Being and Quality of Life: A path analysis

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Krägeloh³

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The COVID-19 pandemic has been very disruptive and thus likely to result in substantial challenges to mental health. This study aimed to investigate the effects of fear of COVID-19 on mental well-being and quality of life among Saudi adult population, and to evaluate the impact of perceived social support. A total of 1029 Saudi adults with a mean age of 33.7 years (SD 11.5) took part in an anonymous online survey. Path analysis indicated that fear of COVID-19 was directly associated with mental well-being, which in turn was associated with lower quality of life. Perceived social support had more influence on quality of life than mental well-being. No direct link between fear of COVID-19 and quality of life was found. These findings emphasize the importance of having effective systems, in addition to social support, in place in order to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental well-being and quality of life.

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“…For instance, Khan & Hossain (2020a) analyzed global data and concluded that cumulative number of tests is not an important variable to predict the number of infections. Other studies on COVID-19 in Bangladesh include , (M. M. , (Paul et al, 2020), (Mamun & Gri?th, 2020), (Shahidul et al, 2020), (Anwar et al, 2020) The data are collected from worldometers.info website (Max Roser & Ortiz-Ospina, 2020).…”

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Breaking the back of COVID-19: Is Bangladesh doing enough testing?

Khan

Howlader

2020

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Following detection of the first 100 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in early April, Bangladesh stepped up its efforts to strengthen testing capacity in order to curb the spread of the disease across the country. This paper sheds light on the position of Bangladesh in relation to its South Asian neighbors India and Pakistan with respect to testing capacity and ability to detect cases with increased testing. It also analyzes recent data on case counts and testing numbers in Bangladesh, to provide an idea regarding the number of extra tests needed to detect a substantial number of cases within a short period of time.Findings indicate that compared to India and Pakistan, Bangladesh was able to detect more cases by increasing testing levels and expand its testing capacity by performing more per capita tests. In spite of these achievements, the rate of reported cases per 100 tests was consistently higher for Bangladesh compared to India, which suggests that in addition to increased testing, other factors, such as, effective enforcement of social distancing and efficient contact tracing are just as important in curbing the spread of the disease. The analysis reveals that current testing levels in Bangladesh are not adequate.Based on the findings, we recommend a 30-50% growth of the current test rate in the next few days so that by detecting and isolating more cases, Bangladesh could, in effect, contain the spread of new infections. The challenge, however, is to mobilize resources : medRxiv preprint necessary to expand geographical coverage and improve testing quality while enforcing social distancing and performing efficient contact tracing.

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First COVID-19 suicide case in Bangladesh due to fear of COVID-19 and xenophobia: Possible suicide prevention strategies

Cited by 613 publications

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Psychometric Validation of the Bangla Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Rasch Analysis

Psychometric Validation of the Bangla Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Rasch Analysis

Effects of Fear of COVID-19 on Mental Well-Being and Quality of Life: A path analysis

Breaking the back of COVID-19: Is Bangladesh doing enough testing?

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