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Study of knowledge, attitude, anxiety & perceived mental healthcare need in Indian population during COVID-19 pandemic
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Novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) originating from China has rapidly crossed borders, infecting people throughout the whole world. This phenomenon has led to a massive public reaction; the media has been reporting continuously across borders to keep all informed about the pandemic situation. All these things are creating a lot of concern for people leading to heightened levels of anxiety. Pandemics can lead to heightened levels of stress; Anxiety is a common response to any stressful situation. This study attempted to assess the knowledge, attitude, anxiety experience, and perceived mental healthcare need among adult Indian population during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online survey was conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire using a non-probability snowball sampling technique. A total of 662 responses were received. The responders had a moderate level of knowledge about the COVID-19 infection and adequate knowledge about its preventive aspects. The attitude towards COVID-19 showed peoples' willingness to follow government guidelines on quarantine and social distancing. The anxiety levels identified in the study were high. More than 80 % of the people were preoccupied with the thoughts of COVID-19 and 72 % reported the need to use gloves, and sanitizers. In this study, sleep difficulties, paranoia about acquiring COVID-19 infection and distress related social media were reported in 12.5 %, 37.8 %, and 36.4 % participants respectively. The perceived mental healthcare need was seen in more than 80 % of participants. There is a need to intensify the awareness and address the mental health issues of people during this COVID-19 pandemic.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Roy, D., Tripathy, S., Kar, S. K., Sharma, N., Verma, S. K., & Kaushal, V.
- Affiliations
- King George's Medical University (IN)
- Government of Uttar Pradesh (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Kar, Sujita Kumar
- ORCID
- Venue
- Asian Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-06
- Volume
- 51
- Pages
- 102083
- ISSN
- 1876-2018 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7139237
- OpenAlex
- W3014597060
- Cited by
- 1,759
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 17 · 2025: 48 · 2024: 106 · 2023: 218 · 2022: 393 · 2021: 607 · 2020: 368
- FWCI
- 158.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- Locations
- Asian Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › COVID-19 Prevention and Impact
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety, knowledge and attitudes, quarantine compliance, social distancing, sleep disorders, paranoia, preventive behavior, Indian adults
- MeSH terms
- Psychological Distress, COVID-19, Adult, Anxiety, Female, Humans, India, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Mental Health Services, Paranoid Disorders, Pneumonia, Viral, Sleep Wake Disorders, Infection Control, Coronavirus Infections, Pandemics, Diagnostic Self Evaluation
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