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COVID Stress among Nepal Police Officers.
Rajbhandari, Bibek; Tiwari, Bhuwaneshwar; Gurung, Minani; Poudel, Lisasha; Adhikari, Anurag; Shilpakar, Olita; Puri, Rajesh Raj; Singh, Sumi.
  • Rajbhandari B; Department of General Practice and Emergency Medicine, Nepal Police Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Tiwari B; Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), Nepal Police, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Gurung M; Department of Public Health, Nepal Institute of Development Studies, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Poudel L; Department of Community Program, Dhulikhel HospitalKathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Nepal.
  • Adhikari A; Independent Data Analyst and Researcher, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Shilpakar O; Department of General Practice and Emergency Medicine, NAMS, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Puri RR; Research Planning and Development Directorate, Police Headquarters, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Singh S; Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
J Nepal Health Res Counc ; 19(2): 390-395, 2021 Sep 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1449551
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

In Nepal, the stress factor is exacerbated by a large number of police officers working away from home with less family contact, a hectic work schedule in a pandemic situation, companions suffering from illness and updates on additional cases with rising mortality rates, and a lack of access to Personal Protection Equipment. The main aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of COVID stress among Nepal police officers working during pandemic.

METHODS:

We conducted a cross-sectional study among police officers (n=1526) working during pandemic in Province X Nepal. Semi-structured questionnaire was administered using google form. COVID Stress Scale -36 (CSS-36) was used to assess the stress in officers. Data collection was done after obtaining ethical approval. Data cleaning was done using a python script and then was exported to Ms. Excel for graph analysis.

RESULTS:

The highest percentage was seen in the xenophobia subscale (24.63%), followed by contamination (20.10 %) and compulsive checking (19.21%). Comparing socio-demographic variables, 18-27 aged groups including male officers and unmarried groups had experienced high COVID stress.

CONCLUSIONS:

Most of the officers feared from the foreigners perceiving them the main source of COVID-19. Fears about getting contaminated related to COVID-19 was also seen high. There is a need to assess psychological issues and provide social support to police officers during this pandemic situation.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Police / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: J Nepal Health Res Counc Journal subject: Health Services Research Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jnhrc.v19i2.3672

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Police / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: J Nepal Health Res Counc Journal subject: Health Services Research Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jnhrc.v19i2.3672