Determinants of Generalized Anxiety, Depression, and Subjective Sleep Quality among University Students during COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh

Authors

Taufiq-E-Ahmed Shovo^{1, 2,} , Benojir Ahammed^3, , Bayezid Khan^4, , Nusrat Jahan^1, , Tunvir Ahamed Shohel^{1, 5,} , Tanvir Hossain^{1, *,} , Nazrul Islam^6,

¹Sociology Discipline, Social Science School, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

²School of Humanities and Social Science, Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia

³Statistics Discipline, Science, Engineering & Technology School, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

⁴Development Studies Discipline, Social Science School, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

⁵Social and Political Science (SPS) Program, Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Clayton 3168, Melbourne, Australia

⁶Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Life Science School, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

^*Corresponding author. Email: tanvirku05@soc.ku.ac.bd

DOI

10.2991/dsahmj.k.210108.001How to use a DOI?

Keywords

COVID-19; generalized anxiety; depression; fear; subjective sleep quality; students; Bangladesh

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors associated with generalized anxiety, depression, and subjective sleep quality among university students during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Bangladesh. Data for this web-based cross-sectional study were collected from 1317 university students from 49 universities using a self-administered e-questionnaire in the last week of April 2020. Findings suggest that university students have been experiencing heightened generalized anxiety (51%), depression (45.9%), and poor subjective sleep quality (27.1%). Results also indicate that university students were severely frightened about COVID-19. The severity of fear and geographical locations were the key determinants in shaping the state of mind as well as subjective sleep quality of university students. It is, therefore, strongly recommended to initiate not only effective strategies to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 but also a strict monitoring mechanism to detect the presence of mental ailments among university students, and to offer necessary supports through family, community, and institutional agencies to curb psychological problems, especially during this unprecedented health emergency.

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© 2021 Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group. Publishing services by Atlantis Press International B.V.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Taufiq-E-Ahmed Shovo
AU  - Benojir Ahammed
AU  - Bayezid Khan
AU  - Nusrat Jahan
AU  - Tunvir Ahamed Shohel
AU  - Tanvir Hossain
AU  - Nazrul Islam
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/01/25
TI  - Determinants of Generalized Anxiety, Depression, and Subjective Sleep Quality among University Students during COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh
JO  - Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal
SP  - 27
EP  - 35
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
SN  - 2590-3349
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/dsahmj.k.210108.001
DO  - 10.2991/dsahmj.k.210108.001
ID  - Shovo2021
ER  -