Psychological distress during pandemic Covid-19 among adult general population: Result across 13 countries

Marzo, Roy Rillera; Ismail, Zaliha; Nu Htay, Mila Nu; Bahari, Rafidah; Ismail, Roshidi; Villanueva, Emilio Quilatan; Singh, Akansha; Lotfizadeh, Masoud; Respati, Titik; Irasanti, Siska Nia; Sartika, Dewi; Mong, Pham; Lekamwasam, Sarath; Thapa, Bikash Bikram; Kucuk Bicer, Burcu; Aye, Soe Soe; Songwathana, Karnjana; El-Abasiri, Radwa Abdullah; Ahmad, Amaluddin; Nikmat, AzlinaWati; Taheri Mirani, Seyedeh Zeinab; Mukti, Roushney Fatima; Mehnaz, Saira; Su, Tin Tin

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemics caused an unprecedented mortality, distress, and globally poses a challenge to mental resilience. To our knowledge, this is the first study that aimed to investigate the psychological distress among the adult general population across 13 countries. This cross-sectional study was conducted through online survey by recruiting 7091 respondents. Psychological distress was evaluated with COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI). The crude prevalence of psychological distress due to COVID-19 is highest in Vietnam, followed by Egypt, and Bangladesh. Through Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis, the respondents from Vietnam holds the highest level of distress, while the respondents from Sri Lanka holds the lowest level of distress with reference to Nepal.Female respondents had higher odds of having reported psychological distress, and those with tertiary education were less likely to report psychological distress compared to those with lower level of education. The findings indicate that psychological distress is varies across different countries. Therefore, different countries should continue the surveillance on psychological consequences through the COVID-19 pandemic to monitor the burden and to prepare for the targeted mental health support interventions according to the need. The coping strategies and social support should be provided especially to the lower educational attainment group.

Citation

Marzo, R. R., Ismail, Z., Nu Htay, M. N., Bahari, R., Ismail, R., Villanueva, E. Q., Singh, A., Lotfizadeh, M., Respati, T., Irasanti, S. N., Sartika, D., Mong, P., Lekamwasam, S., Thapa, B. B., Kucuk Bicer, B., Aye, S. S., Songwathana, K., El-Abasiri, R. A., Ahmad, A., Nikmat, A., …Su, T. T. (2021). Psychological distress during pandemic Covid-19 among adult general population: Result across 13 countries. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 10, Article 100708. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100708

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 7, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Feb 18, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021-04
• Deposit Date: Apr 26, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 26, 2021
• Journal: Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health.
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Article Number: 100708
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100708
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1249386