Research Article

Recurrent COVID-19 Waves and Lockdown: Impact on Daily Life and Mental Health of People in Nepal

Table 3

COVID-19-related information and their association with mental health outcome among the respondents.

VariablesDepression (present)
Anxiety (present)
Stress (present)
value value value

COVID-19-positive status
 Yes86 (24.3)56 (65.1)15.634≤0.00148 (55.8)8.7770.00342 (48.8)4.6370.031
 No268 (75.7)109 (40.7)101 (37.7)96 (35.8)
Family diagnosed with COVID-19 positive
 Yes70 (19.8)40 (57.1)3.8900.04931 (44.3)0.1730.67831 (44.3)1.0310.310
 No284 (80.2)125 (44.0)118 (41.5)107 (37.7)
Stayed in quarantine/isolation
 Yes102 (28.8)54 (52.9)2.3080.12940 (39.2)0.4860.48637 (36.3)0.4420.506
 No252 (71.2)111 (44.0)109 (43.3)101 (40.1)
Family stayed in quarantine
 Yes72 (20.3)49 (68.1)16.704≤0.00138 (52.8)4.2350.04029 (40.3)0.0640.801
 No282 (79.7)116 (41.1)111 (39.4)109 (38.7)
Use of social media to get news about COVID-19
 Yes320 (90.4)146 (45.6)1.3200.251137 (42.8)0.3360.562125 (39.1)0.300.863
 No31 (9.6)18 (56.3)12 (37.5)12 (37.5)
Perceived knowledge regarding COVID-19
 Enough knowledge138 (39.0)52 (37.7)7.2460.00752 (37.7)1.8040.17951 (37.0)0.3900.532
 Little knowledge216 (61.0)113 (52.3)97 (44.9)87 (40.3)