Research Article
Recurrent COVID-19 Waves and Lockdown: Impact on Daily Life and Mental Health of People in Nepal
Table 5
Impact of COVID-19 on financial condition and their association with mental health outcomes of the respondents.
| | Variables | | Depression (present)
| Anxiety (present)
| Stress (present)
| | | value | | | value | | | value |
| | COVID-19 impact on income | | Work not affected | 216 (61.0) | 86 (39.8) | 12.043 | 0.002 | 82 (38.0) | 6.786 | 0.034 | 80 (37.0) | 1.857 | 0.395 | | Getting reduced amount of money | 92 (26.0) | 49 (53.3) | 40 (43.5) | 36 (39.1) | | Lost job | 46 (13.0) | 30 (65.2) | 27 (58.7) | 22 (47.8) | | COVID-19 impact on living standard | | No change | 166 (46.9) | 81 (48.8) | 35.041 | ≤0.001 | 68 (41.0) | 14.663 | 0.005 | 63 (38.0) | 15.144 | 0.004 | | Used previous years’ saving | 120 (33.9) | 37 (30.8) | | | 40 (33.3) | | | 41 (34.2) | | | | Unable to meet financial obligations such as loan and electricity | 22 (6.2) | 11 (50.0) | | | 11 (50.0) | | | 5 (22.7) | | | | Unable to meet basic needs such as food, water, and home rent | 36 (10.2) | 31 (86.1) | | | 24 (66.7) | | | 22 (61.1) | | | | My family cannot survive if the condition continues further | 10 (2.8) | 5 (50.0) | | | 6 (60.0) | | | 7 (70.0) | | |
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