A Depression, Anxiety and Stress among School going Adolescents during COVID-19 Pandemic in a School in Lalitpur District: Online Survey
| Autor: | Manju Nepal, Parbati Nepal, Bandana Pokharel, Prem Prasad Panta |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Vol 3 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2616-0064 2676-1327 |
| Popis: | Abstract Introduction:Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic is a public health emergency in world wide. It poses a challenge to balance the psychological state of every human being including the children. Methods: An online survey was conducted among 105 adolescents studying in grade 9 and 10 of a purposively selected school in Lalitpur district. Data was collected using DASS-21 a valid standard tool using a google form developed by researcher. Data entry and analysis was done using SPSS version 16. A descriptive and inferential statistics were calculated. A chi square test for categorical data and correlation coefficient for continuous data were used to establish the relationship between variables. P value less than 0.05 was used for statistical significance. Results:Out of 105 respondents, more than half 52.4% were from 16 years. The mean age ± SD of respondent was 14.94±0.77 years, 59% of respondents were from grade 10. Half of respondents(50.5%) were male. Among 105 respondents, 12.4% had mild, 19% had moderate, 5.7% had severe and 6.7% had extremely severe depression. Similarly 13.3% had mild, 14.3% had moderate, 2.9% had severe and 13.3% had extremely severe depression. Furthermore, 11.4% had mild, 20% had moderate and 2.9% had severe stress. There was a moderate positive correlation between anxiety and stress (r=0.616,P< .01), anxiety and depression (r= 0.536, P |
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