TY - JOUR
T1 - Urban insights into mental health
T2 - A study of depression and anxiety factors among urban adults of Bangladesh in the COVID-19 pandemic
AU - Shahjahan, Md
AU - Islam, Md Mazharul
AU - Islam, Mirajul
AU - Das, Kumer Pial
AU - Sabbir, Ahmed Al
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/11/27
Y1 - 2023/11/27
N2 - This study investigates the prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms among urban adults in Bangladesh and explores the associated socio-demographic factors. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted from March to May 2021 among the adults living in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, using a standard questionnaire designed using Google Forms and sent via a unique uniform resource locator (URL). The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21) was employed to assess symptoms of mental health issues. The survey included responses from 993 participants. The results indicate that about 40% of the urban adults had moderate-severe anxiety symptoms, while about 46% had depression symptoms. Urban adults’ level of education, gender, occupation, place of birth, and asset quintile were found to have a significant correlation with increased anxiety and depression. The findings stressed the need for developing effective mental health services and educational programs for urban people to meet their mental health needs and prevention mechanisms. There is an urgent need for interventions that specifically target mental health issues.
AB - This study investigates the prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms among urban adults in Bangladesh and explores the associated socio-demographic factors. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted from March to May 2021 among the adults living in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, using a standard questionnaire designed using Google Forms and sent via a unique uniform resource locator (URL). The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21) was employed to assess symptoms of mental health issues. The survey included responses from 993 participants. The results indicate that about 40% of the urban adults had moderate-severe anxiety symptoms, while about 46% had depression symptoms. Urban adults’ level of education, gender, occupation, place of birth, and asset quintile were found to have a significant correlation with increased anxiety and depression. The findings stressed the need for developing effective mental health services and educational programs for urban people to meet their mental health needs and prevention mechanisms. There is an urgent need for interventions that specifically target mental health issues.
KW - COVID-19
KW - anxiety
KW - depression
KW - health workers
KW - mental health
KW - multiple logistic regression
KW - urban adults
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U2 - 10.1080/10911359.2023.2282695
DO - 10.1080/10911359.2023.2282695
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85178190675
SN - 1091-1359
JO - Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
JF - Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
ER -