Depression and anxiety among quarantined population during the Covid-19 outbreak in central Ethiopia

Bibliographic Data

ID19592826
AuthorsMebratu Abraha (0000-0003-0524-7187, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, corresponding author), Getinet Ayano (0000-0002-9137-4141, The University of Western Australia), Dereje Bayissa (0000-0003-1006-4318, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College), Abraham Getachew (0000-0001-9725-1145, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College), Mahteme Bekele Muleta (0000-0003-0916-9008), Mahteme Bekele (St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College), Melsew Getnet (0000-0003-0889-9156, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College), Melaku Seyum (Ethiopian Public Health Institute), Atkure Defar (0000-0001-9435-2135, Ethiopian Public Health Institute), Sileshi Demelash (0000-0002-7273-8923, Ethiopian Public Health Institute), Gizachew Taddesse (0000-0002-2603-145X, Ethiopian Public Health Institute), Tariku Shimels (0000-0001-5212-7597, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College)
EditorsCristian R Montenegro
Year2022
Volume2
Issue7
Pagese0000115
Publication date2022-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePLOS Global Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2767-3375 • E-ISSN: 2767-3375
PublisherPublic Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1371/journal.pgph.0000115
PMID36962309
OpenAlexW4283758547
LanguageEN
References cited27

Evidence suggests that quarantine might have a wide-ranging, substantial, and long-lasting negative psychological impact especially when the necessary preventive measures are not taken. This study assessed the prevalence and associated factors of depression and anxiety among quarantined population during the COVID-19 outbreak in central Ethiopia. A community-based cross-section study was conducted among individuals under quarantine from June 5 to July 5, 2020, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to assess depression and anxiety. Binary logistic regression analysis (multivariate analysis) was used to identify the potential determinants of depression and anxiety. A total of 297 participants were included in the study which makes the response rate 90.8%. The prevalence of anxiety, depression, and co-morbid anxiety and depression were 21.5%, 70.7%, and 15.8% respectively. In our multivariable analyses, stressful life events (AOR 2.61, 95%CI (1.46, 4.67)), spent time on sleeping (AOR 1.97, 95% CI (1.08, 3.62)), and believing that COVID-19 could be prevented by wearing a glove (AOR 0.30, 95% CI (0.11, 0.81)) showed a statistically significant association with anxiety, whereas being married (AOR 2.67, 95% CI (1.37, 5.22)), had stressful life event in the last six months (AOR 1.44, 95% CI (1.44, 5.25)) and spending of time by sleeping during the quarantine (AOR 1.97, 95% CI (1.42, 6.19)) predicted depression. In conclusion, the current study result indicated that a considerable proportion of individuals who were under quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic have experienced psychological disturbances, such as anxiety and depression. The results suggest that attention needs to be given to mitigate mental health problems in the quarantined population during the COVID-19 outbreak

Anxiety · Disease · Environmental health · Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale · Logistic regression · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 · Medicine · Internal Medicine