Retraction Note to: Mental health status, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors of migrant children in eastern coastal China in comparison to urban children: a cross-sectional survey

AbstractObjectivesTo identify the level of Mental Health Status of Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic among the Bangladeshi Graduate Student at DhakaMethodA cross-sectional survey was conducted with 330 students from different public and Private Universities in Dhaka, Bangladesh between April 01, 2020 and July 31, 2020 amid the COVID-19 lockdown period in Bangladesh. A standard, self-administered online questionnaire consisting of questions on socio-demographic variables, mental health status, as well as stress management sent to the respondents through social networking platforms. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA and correlation tests.ResultsThe mean score of mental health status was 2.08 based on four points scale. They felt problem in decision making (3.04), in doing the things well (2.92), in enjoying normal day to day life (2.88), in playing a useful part in life (2.85), in doing their task (2.75), living in perfectly well and in good health (2.70). The respondents also developed a suicidal tendency (2.55), felt nervous in strung-up (2.24), took longer time to do things (2.14), felt tightness and pressure in head (2.12), and found themselves pressurized by various stuff (2.05). This study also found a significant positive relationship between mental health status and age, living with parents, and parents’ attitude. Finally, this study revealed that the respondents managed their stress by chatting with their friends, parents and siblings, and by sleeping.ConclusionMental health status of adolescents was found moderate in this study. This study suggests further large-scale study including different socio-economic settings in order to figure out the real scenario of adolescents’ mental health status of the country during the pandemic.

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Mental Health Status Among Frontline Prison Police During The Prevention and Control of The COVID-19 Epidemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey From China

10.21203/rs.3.rs-569644/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yong Tian ◽

Tingyong Feng ◽

Zhen Wen ◽

Yipeng Yang ◽

Jingting Huang

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Logistic Regression ◽

Health Status ◽

Prevention And Control ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Prison Police ◽

And Control

Abstract Background A global public health emergency triggered by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic may have a remarkable psychological impact on the population. There is still limited psychological research on police officers, especially on prison police. The present study aims to identify prevalence and influencing factors on mental health status among frontline prison police in China during the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic. Methods A cross-sectional survey with a sample of 981 frontline prison police was conducted by using snowball sampling approach. The self-administered questionnaire consisted of 4 parts: (i) informed consent form; (ii) socio-demographic section; (iii) work and life situations during the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic; (iv) the Chinese version of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Univariate analysis and multivariable logistic regression were performed to identify factors influencing mental health status. Results The prevalence of being prone to mental health problems (GHQ-12 score ≥ 4) was 33.43% among frontline prison police. The results of GHQ-12 factors analysis that the prison police suffered from psychological issues related to anxiety and depression, which main symptoms were unhappy and depressed, lost sleep over worry and constantly under strain. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that male (OR = 1.573, 95% CI: 1.385–1.853), work in closed jail (OR = 2.203, 95% CI: 2.139–2.297), more night shifts (OR = 2.163, 95% CI: 2.031–2.317 ; OR = 2.749, 95% CI: 2.194–2.901), more smoking (OR = 1.100, 95% CI: 1.037–2.168), poor physical condition (OR = 1.947, 95% CI: 1.478–2.250), chronic or serious illness history (OR = 1.870, 95% CI: 1.314–2.660; OR = 2.214, 95% CI: 1.460–2.812) were risk factor for mental health among frontline prison police, while regular diet (OR = 0.779, 95% CI: 0.539–0.928), more physical exercise (OR = 0.702, 95% CI: 0.548–0.899; OR = 0.641, 95% CI: 0.316–0.887), more communication with family members (OR = 0.437, 95% CI: 0.295–0.616) were protective factor. Conclusion The frontline prison police exhibited a high tendency toward mental health problems during the prevention and control of this epidemic. Therefore, continued surveillance of psychological problems and targeted mental health care for frontline prison police were urgently.

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Mental health status of adults under institutional quarantine: a cross sectional survey in Tunisia

Pan African Medical Journal ◽

10.11604/pamj.2021.40.197.31112 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 40 ◽

Author(s):

Ghassen Kharroubi ◽

Ines Cherif ◽

Sina Haj Amor ◽

Mariem Zribi ◽

Wejdene Ben Atigue ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional

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Mental health status compared among rural-to-urban migrant, urban and rural school-age children in Guangdong Province, China

BMC Psychiatry ◽

10.1186/s12888-019-2356-4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ningjing Chen ◽

Yongguang Pei ◽

Xijun Lin ◽

Jun Wang ◽

Xiuqing Bu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Guangdong Province ◽

Urban Children ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Migrant Children ◽

School Age Children ◽

School Age

Abstract Background Previous research has documented mental health status among rural-to-urban migrant children (labeled as “migrant children” henceforth) and urban children. However, the findings remain unclear. In addition, far less attention has been paid to rural children’s psychological outcomes. The purpose of this study was to compare mental health status among migrant, urban and rural school-age children in Guangdong Province, China. Methods This was a cross-sectional study involving 372 migrant, 254 urban and 268 rural children selected respectively from 3 private schools, 4 public schools and 2 village schools in Guangdong Province, China. Participants provided their socio-demographic information and completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to assess mental health. One-way analyses of variance (ANOVAs) and Bonferroni post hoc test were used to evaluate SDQ scores differences. A multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to measure mental health differences among children after controlling for socio-demographics. Chi-square analyses were used to assess differences in the prevalence of mental health problems among children. Results Bonferroni post hoc test showed that migrant and rural children reported significantly higher scores than urban peers in emotional symptoms, hyperactivity/inattention and total difficulties score (p < 0.01). In addition, migrant children reported a higher peer problems score compared to urban children (p < 0.001). In multiple linear regression analysis, rural and migrant children reported significantly a higher total difficulties score than urban children (p = 0.046 and 0.024, respectively). Additionally, female gender, having insurance, seldom communicating with parents, and higher monthly household income were negatively associated with a higher total difficulties score. Conversely, children’s father with secondary education was positively associated with a higher total difficulties score. The prevalence of mental health problems among rural, migrant and urban children were 26.5, 18.8 and 15.0% (χ2 = 11.41, p = 0.003), respectively. Conclusions Rural and migrant children reported poorer mental health than urban children. Female gender, having insurance, seldom communicating with parents, and higher monthly household income were associated with better mental health of children. However, children’s father with secondary education was associated with poorer mental health of children. Given the different effects of socio-demographics, further support might be provided accordingly to improve the mental health of school-age children.

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Mental Health Status and Service Assessment for Adult Syrian Refugees Resettled in Metropolitan Atlanta: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health ◽

10.1007/s10903-018-0806-6 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (5) ◽

pp. 1019-1025 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Skander M’zah ◽

Barbara Lopes Cardozo ◽

Dabney P. Evans

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Syrian Refugees ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional

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Study the Mental Health Status of the Newly Recruited Ayurvedic Medical Practitioners in Sri Lanka

Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports ◽

10.9734/ajarr/2021/v15i430391 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 63-70

Author(s):

B. L. Edirisinghe ◽

W. M. S. S. K. Kulathunga

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Health Problems ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Survey Study ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical Practitioners

Mental and behavioral disorders are the 13% of the global burden of diseases. Mental health problems are common among children and young people estimated 13.4% affected by any metal disorders.(3) Today mental health problems are emerging more strongly as a public health problems presenting increase of the prevalence of substance and alcohol abuse and the world‘s highest suicide rates. Objective of this survey is study was to identify the mental health status of the newly recruited Ayurvedic medical Practitioners. Descriptive cross sectional survey study was carried out among total population of newly recruited Ayurvedic Practitioners by using self-administered questionnaire. Study conducted at the Institute of Indigenous Medicine. Data collection was carried out by the principal investigator during the period of their training. The response rate was 85.7% (107). The female doctors represented the majority of the participants measured 70.15 (75). Age ranged from 25-45years with mean of 33.1 (SD 2.30). Findings from the study revealed 100 (93.5%) of the respondents are within age range 31-40 yrs. The marital status of the respondents were 82.2% (88) of them are married, unmarried 15.9% (17) and widower 1.9%(2). 95.3% (102) of the respondents are Buddhists and 4.7% (5) are Christians. Also study indicates those 46.7% (50) respondents from semi urban, 42.1% (45) from urban and 11.2% (12) from rural. Nutritional status of the respondents, 56.1% (60) of them are with normal weight, 5.6%(6) of them were underweight and 38.3% (41) overweight. The majority of the respondents 90.7% (97) are with Normal mental health. But 9.3% of the respondents were presented with mild impairment.

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Mental health status among prison officers in the process of enforcing the law during COVID-19epidemic: a cross-sectional survey from China

BMC Psychiatry ◽

10.1186/s12888-021-03679-0 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yang Li ◽

Zhen Wen ◽

Yimei He ◽

Jingting Huang

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Logistic Regression ◽

Health Status ◽

Prevention And Control ◽

Univariate Analysis ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Law ◽

And Control

Abstract Background A global public health emergency triggered by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic may have are markable psychological impact on the population. There is still limited psychological research on police officers, especially prison officers in the process of enforcing the law. The present study aims to identify prevalence and influencing factors on mental health status among frontline prison officers in China during the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic. Methods A cross-sectional survey with a sample of 981 frontline prison officers was conducted using snowball sampling approach. The self-administered questionnaire consisted of 4 parts: (i) informed consent form; (ii) socio-demographic section; (iii) work and life situations during the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic; (iv) the Chinese version of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Univariate analysis and multivariable logistic regression were performed to identify factors influencing mental health status. Results The prevalence of being prone to mental health problems (GHQ-12 score ≥ 4) was 33.43% among frontline prison officers. The results of GHQ-12 factors analysis indicated that the prison officers suffered from psychological issues was related to anxiety and depression, which main symptoms were unhappy and depressed, lost sleep over worry and constantly under strain. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that male (OR = 1.573, 95% CI:1.385–1.853), lockdown shift inside the prison(OR = 2.203, 95% CI:2.139–2.297), more night shifts (OR = 2.163, 95% CI:2.031–2.317; OR = 2.749, 95% CI:2.194–2.901), more smoking (OR = 1.100, 95% CI:1.037–2.168), poor self-reported physical condition (OR = 1.947, 95% CI:1.478–2.250), chronic or serious illness history(OR = 1.870, 95% CI:1.314–2.660; OR = 2.214, 95% CI:1.460–2.812) were risk factors for mental health among frontline prison officers, while regular diet (OR = 0.779, 95% CI:0.539–0.928), more physical exercise (OR = 0.702, 95% CI:0.548–0.899; OR = 0.641, 95% CI:0.316–0.887), more communication with family members (OR = 0.437, 95% CI:0.295–0.616) were protective factors. Conclusion Chinese frontline prison officers experienced different psychological stress coming from the prevention and control of this epidemic. Therefore, continued surveillance of psychological problems and targeted mental health care for frontline prison officers were urgent.

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Mental health status and work environment among workers in small- and medium-sized enterprises in Guangdong, China-a cross-sectional survey

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/1471-2458-14-1162 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Zhi Zeng ◽

Yan Guo ◽

Liming Lu ◽

Lu Han ◽

Wen Chen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Work Environment ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional

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Mental health status of informal waste workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0262141 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. e0262141

Author(s):

Md. Rajwanul Haque ◽

Md. Mostaured Ali Khan ◽

Md. Mosfequr Rahman ◽

M. Sajjadur Rahman ◽

Shawkat A. Begum

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Health Status ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Distress Risk ◽

The Family

The deadliest coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is taking thousands of lives worldwide and presents an extraordinary challenge to mental resilience. This study assesses mental health status during the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated factors among informal waste workers in Bangladesh. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in June 2020 among 176 informal waste workers selected from nine municipalities and one city corporation in Bangladesh. General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) was used to assess respondents’ mental health. The study found that 80.6% of the individuals were suffering from psychological distress; 67.6% reported anxiety and depression, 92.6% reported social dysfunction, and 19.9% reported loss of confidence. The likelihood of psychological distress (Risk ratio [RR]: 1.23, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02–1.48) was significantly higher for female than male. Multiple COVID-19 symptoms of the family members (RR: 1.20, 95% CI: 1.03–1.41), unawareness about COVID-19 infected neighbor (RR: 1.21, 95% CI: 1.04–1.41), income reduction (RR: 1.60, 95% CI: 1.06–2.41) and daily household meal reduction (RR: 1.34; 95% CI: 1.03–1.73) were also found to be associated with psychological distress. These identified factors should be considered in policy-making and support programs for the informal waste workers to manage the pandemic situation as well as combating COVID-19 related psychological challenges.

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