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. 2021 Jul 30;62(2):E277-E284.
doi: 10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2021.62.2.1795. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 among Young Bangladeshi Adults (18-34 years): An Online-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Mohammad Asadul Habib  1 , Refat Jahan Rakib  2 , Tanjina Rahman  1 , Akibul Islam Chowdhury  1 , Mohammad Abduz Zaher  3
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Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 among Young Bangladeshi Adults (18-34 years): An Online-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Mohammad Asadul Habib et al. J Prev Med Hyg. .

Abstract

Objectives: COVID-19 pandemic is at the fourth stage of boundless local transmission in Bangladesh. The objective of this study was to assess the psychosocial impact of COVID-19 on adult Bangladeshi population.

Design: Online-based cross-sectional study.

Settings: Data were collected from different parts of the Bangladesh.

Participants: Information was collected from 213 young adults who were aged 18-34 years old using convenient sampling technique.

Results: More than 90% of participants were responded to possess a good awareness of COVID-19. However, the behavioral characteristics of young individuals in Bangladesh were not impressive. In this cohort, 24.4% of participants showed moderate change and 5.2%-little changes in their behavior due to COVID-19. Approximately 58.2% of participants had some symptoms of mental distress while 59.7% of participants were somewhat worried about COVID-19.

Conclusion: In order to control the spread of Covid-19, existing unconsciousness in young adult could turn this situation into a disaster throughout the nation which therefore must be understood by the government and policymakers to incorporate successful measures.

Keywords: Behavior; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Knowledge; Perception.

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Conflict of interest statement The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Fig. 1.
District wise Map of the present situation of COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh (May 25, 2020) [6].
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Box plots showing distribution of scores by awareness, behavioral practices towards COVID-19.
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