2021年埃及COVID-19爆发期间心理健康问题的预测因素
Suzan Abdel-Rahman1, Fuad A Awwad2, Emad A A Ismail2
1Department of Demography and Biostatistics, Faculty of Graduate Studies for Statistical Research, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Frontiers in public health
|November 29, 2023
概括
COVID-19大流行对埃及的心理健康产生了负面影响,粮食不安全和经济担忧是关键因素. 妇女,失业者和低收入家庭面临着最大的风险,这凸显了有针对性的支持的必要性.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
背景情况:
- 在全球范围内,COVID-19大流行需要社会距离和预防措施.
- 了解这些措施对心理健康的影响对于缓解危机至关重要.
- 这项研究重点关注埃及在2021年封锁期间的人口.
研究的目的:
- 在埃及COVID-19大流行期间,确定影响个人心理健康的关键因素.
- 分析锁定期间心理健康状况的变化.
- 为制定有针对性的心理健康服务和社会保护政策提供信息.
主要方法:
- 利用来自COVID-19 MENA监测家庭调查的全国代表性样本 (n=4,007).
- 在埃及,通过电话收集的数据分为两波 (2021年2月和6月).
- 使用WHO-5福利指数评估心理健康,并分析处罚回归 (ridge, LASSO) 的司机.
主要成果:
- 平均心理健康 (MH) 得分为10.06;女性,城市居民,中年成人,失业者和低收入家庭的得分较低.
- 粮食不安全和家庭收入下降是对 MH 产生负面影响的重要独立因素 (p < 0.001).
- 对经济状况和病毒收缩的担忧也显著恶化了MH得分 (p < 0.001).
结论:
- 包括妇女和低收入家庭在内的弱势群体需要量身定制的心理健康服务和社会保护.
- 在危机期间,应对粮食安全,收入和生计的政策至关重要.
- 需要采取性别敏感的方法,以减轻与流行病相关的女性心理健康压力.
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