Abstract
COVID-19’s unanticipated consequences have resulted in the extended closure of various educational institutions, causing significant hardship to students. Even though many institutions rapidly transitioned to online education programs, various issues have emerged that are impacting many aspects of students’ lives. An online survey was conducted with students of Bangladesh to understand how COVID-19 impacted their study, social and daily activities, plans, and mental health. A total of 409 Bangladeshi students took part in a survey. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 13.7% of all participants are unable to focus on their studies, up from 1.2% previously. More than half of the participants (54%) have spent more time on social media than previously. We found that 45% of the participants have severe to moderate level depression. In addition, 48.6% of the students are experiencing severe to moderate level anxiety. According to our findings, students’ inability to concentrate on their studies, their increased use of social media and electronic communications, changing sleep hours during the pandemic, increased personal care time, and changes in plans are all correlated with their mental health.
Highlights
SARS-CoV-2 is a highly contagious and pathogenic coronavirus that appeared in late 2019 [1]
Our study focuses on evidence-based impact analysis, exploring associated factors hampering the mental health of the students of Bangladesh
We investigate the impacts of COVID-19 on five aspects of the students’ lives by analyzing the questionnaire
Summary
SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) is a highly contagious and pathogenic coronavirus that appeared in late 2019 [1]. This novel virus has caused an acute respiratory disease pandemic called “Coronavirus Disease 2019” (COVID-19), which endangers public health. As of 26 June 2021, over 180 million people worldwide have been infected by COVID-19, and more than 3.9 million people have died from the disease [3]. On 8 March 2020, the first three cases were registered [4] by the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), which is the country’s epidemiology institute [5]. During March, infection levels remained low, but in April, they began to rise markedly [6]
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