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. 2021 Jul-Aug;15(4):102144.
doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2021.05.017. Epub 2021 May 27.

Socio-behavioural impact of COVID-19 on general population: A cross-sectional survey of one thousand seventy-nine participants across India between the first and the second wave of pandemic

Kamal Bandhu Klanidhi  1 , Piyush Ranjan  2 , Tanveer Kaur  3 , Munnoo Khan  4 , Tamoghna Ghosh  5 , Ashish Datt Upadhyay  6 , Sakshi Chopra  7 , Siddharth Sarkar  8 , Gauri Shanker Kaloiya  9 , Vijay Prasad Barre  8 , Amandeep Singh  3 , Bindu Prakash  3
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Socio-behavioural impact of COVID-19 on general population: A cross-sectional survey of one thousand seventy-nine participants across India between the first and the second wave of pandemic

Kamal Bandhu Klanidhi et al. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2021 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Background and aims: COVID-19 is expected to have a significant impact on the socio-behavioural aspect of citizens' lives, although the effects are expected to manifest differently in different population groups. The current study was conducted to assess the socio-behavioural impact of COVID-19 among the general population across India between the first and the second wave of pandemic.

Methods: A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 15th March -25th March 2021 using a pre-validated validated questionnaire upon the general population using e-survey, telephonic and face-to-face interview. The participants were recruited from the different regions of India by the purposive and snowball sampling technique following the principle of maximum diversity. Appropriate statistical tests were applied to study the association between the various sociodemographic variables and different behaviours.

Results: A total of 1079 responses were analysed for the study. Almost half of the participants feared contracting the COVID-19 infection. Overall, female participants, elderly people (more than 60 years of age) and urban dwellers reported a greater fear in the survey. More than half of the participants (53.39%) reported significant difficulties due to home confinement. People have become more inclined to adopt healthy lifestyles. There are mixed responses in the area of following preventive practices.

Conclusion: People have a significant amount of fear and anxiety related to the pandemic, leading to several social and behavioural changes that might have a considerable impact on their everyday lives.

Keywords: Coronavirus; Lifestyle; Pandemic; Socio-behavioural.

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