ABSTRACT
Objectives: To assess the level of depression among group D workers during COVID-19 outbreak from selected hospitals. 2) To find out the association between the level of depression among Group D workers during COVID-19 outbreak with selected demographic variables. Methodology: The study was undertaken using a non-experimental descriptive research design. It was conducted over 100 Group D workers by using non probability convenient sampling technique. Result(s): Assessment was done by using Rating Scale to assess Level of Depression. Analysis showed that 11% of group D workers had no depression, 39% of them had mild depression, 43% of them had moderate depression and 7% of group D workers had severe depression. Mean depression score was 41.78+/-11.88 and mean percentage of depression score was 55.70+/-15.84. The item wise distribution was of each item and divides into never, sometimes, always. Conclusion(s): Analysis reveals that in overall association there is association of level of depression with age, family income, working hours and job title among group D workers and none of the other demographic variables were associated with the level of depression score. Copyright © 2022, Anka Publishers. All rights reserved.