The Study of Consequences of Covid-19 on Mental Health

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 came as a dangerous disease in 2019 and spread rapidly worldwide, which affected people not only physically but also had a deep impact on mental health. Aim of this study: The purpose of this study is to observe the impact of COVID-19 on mental health of educated people related to anxiety, stress, depression and aggression. Method: In this study, a self developed questionnaire was used for data collection. Data collection was completed through the online survey done by google form. A link of google form was generated for data collection and shared with people from Whatsapp, Facebook, others social sites etc. The 304 participants gave their responses. In this study we have tested anxiety, stress, depression and aggression through the frequencies and percentage. Result: The consequences show that a higher percentage of females feel aggression, anxiety and stress than male. Mostly rural people felt anxiety. Art stream students have a high percentage of aggression and stress but more students of science stream showed depression while other students showed anxiety. Conclusion: This study indicated that most of the people felt anxiety and stress during COVID-19 and should pay attention to the mental health of female, science stream students, and rural people.