Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Depressive Symptoms among Poor Urban Women: A Study in Dhaka City of Bangladesh

Psychology and behavioral sciences (New York, N.Y. 2012) Pub Date : 2021-07-20 DOI:10.12691/RPBS-9-1-2

M. M. A. Talukder, M. Mia, Nashir Uddin Shaikh, N. Chowdhury, Mohammed Ismael, Morshedul Alam, M. A. Uddin

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(1) Background: The world is currently experiencing a tremendous period in which the epidemic significantly affects people's physical and mental health. Poor urban women are more vulnerable to suffer from depression, stress, and other mental health concerns in this environment. (2) Objectives: The general objective of the study is to investigate the depression status due to fear of COVID-19 among the poor urban women living in Dhaka city of Bangladesh. (3) Methods: This cross-sectional study included 424 questionnaire surveys with poor urban women. Chi-squared tests were used to measure differences between various parameters (related to mental depression status due to COVID-19), while the Cronbach Alpha test was used to measure the dispersion of some selected variables. (4) Results: This study demonstrated that cent percent of respondents recognize COVID-19 as a dangerous virus where 79.7% reported direct infection during coughing as a reason for spreading COVID-19. About 78.3% of respondents have taken measures to prevent the coronavirus whereas 92.7% wash hands with water and soap. About 49.5% agreed that they were worried about the coronavirus whereas 51.2% agreed to COVID-19 as the most feared issue and 50.2% agreed that they feel fear of losing the lives of people. In accordance, 56.8% agreed that they were worried that they wouldn't be able to see their relatives because of isolation and 53.8% agreed they worried about getting medical care. In measuring reliability the statement “I can't sleep because I worry too much about the coronavirus” has the highest Cronbach Alpha (0.830). It is observed that there has a significant association between marital status, age, and income with depression at a 5% level of significance where (p<0.028), (p<0.015), and (p<0.004) respectively. (5) Conclusion: Most urban women are mentally depressed due to COVID-19 considering their marital status, age, and income.

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(1)背景:当前世界正处于疫情严重影响人们身心健康的巨大时期。在这种环境下，贫穷的城市妇女更容易患抑郁症、压力和其他精神健康问题。(2)目的:本研究的总体目的是调查孟加拉国达卡市贫困城市妇女因恐惧COVID-19而产生的抑郁状况。(3)方法:采用横断面研究方法，对424名城市贫困妇女进行问卷调查。采用卡方检验衡量各参数(与COVID-19精神抑郁状态相关)之间的差异，采用Cronbach Alpha检验衡量部分选定变量的离散性。(4)结果:本研究表明，受访者中有1%的人认识到COVID-19是一种危险病毒，其中79.7%的人报告咳嗽时直接感染是传播COVID-19的原因。78.3%的受访者采取了预防措施，92.7%的受访者用肥皂和水洗手。49.5%的人回答“担心新冠肺炎”，51.2%的人回答“最担心新冠肺炎”，50.2%的人回答“担心失去生命”。与此同时，56.8%的人认为他们担心由于隔离而无法见到亲人，53.8%的人认为他们担心获得医疗服务。在测量信度时，“我因为太担心冠状病毒而睡不着觉”的Cronbach Alpha值最高(0.830)。观察发现，婚姻状况、年龄、收入与抑郁之间存在显著相关，显著性水平为5%，其中(p<0.028)、(p<0.015)、(p<0.004)。(5)结论:从婚姻状况、年龄和收入来看，城市女性因新冠肺炎出现精神抑郁的比例较高。

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