COVID Stress among Nepal Police Officers.
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.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Police
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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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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