Impacts of COVID-19 on the Education, Life and Mental Health of Students in Bangladesh

Fahmida Liza Piya, Sumaiya Amin, Anik Das and Muhammad Ashad Kabir
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Fahmida Liza Piya: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Chattogram 4349, Bangladesh
Sumaiya Amin: Department of Computer Science, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada
Anik Das: Department of Computer Science, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada
Muhammad Ashad Kabir: School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW 2795, Australia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 2, 1-17

Abstract: COVID-19’s unanticipated consequences have resulted in the extended closure of various educational institutions, causing significant hardship to students. Even though many institutions rapidly transitioned to online education programs, various issues have emerged that are impacting many aspects of students’ lives. An online survey was conducted with students of Bangladesh to understand how COVID-19 impacted their study, social and daily activities, plans, and mental health. A total of 409 Bangladeshi students took part in a survey. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 13.7% of all participants are unable to focus on their studies, up from 1.2% previously. More than half of the participants (54%) have spent more time on social media than previously. We found that 45% of the participants have severe to moderate level depression. In addition, 48.6% of the students are experiencing severe to moderate level anxiety. According to our findings, students’ inability to concentrate on their studies, their increased use of social media and electronic communications, changing sleep hours during the pandemic, increased personal care time, and changes in plans are all correlated with their mental health.

Keywords: COVID-19; education; mental health; daily life; social life; university students; Bangladesh (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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