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Depression and Behavioral Changes Associated with Social Media Dependency During COVID-19 Pandemic Among University Students in Bangladesh: A Cross- Sectional Study Karmokar, Sushmita; Islam, Md. Ashraful; Muktadir, Mohammad Hamid Al; Hasan, Rakibul; Tareq, Abu Montakim; Amin, Mohammad Nurul; Emran, Talha Bin
Makara Journal of Health Research Vol. 25, No. 3
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Background: With its rapid spread, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a detrimental effect on students’ psychological well-being, depression, and behavioral changes due to indefinite educational leaves, lockdowns, restricted outdoor activities, and excess use of social media. This study aims to assess the relationship of social media exposure with the psychological well-being, depression, and behavioral changes of Bangladeshi university students. Methods: A web-based cross-sectional survey was carried out on 530 students from June 17 to July 10, 2020, to evaluate psychological well-being, depression, behavioral changes, and social media exposure via self-reported measures. Results: The prevalence of factors were as follows: poor psychological well-being was 24.9%; moderate to severe depression was 56.6%; severe behavioral changes was 32.1%; and of moderate to severe addiction to social media exposure was 38.3%. All factors were positively associated with social media exposure. Multivariate logistic regression showed that the addiction of participants to social media was 7.488 times higher with severe behavioral changes (OR: 7.488; 95% CI 4.708–11.909), 2.299 times higher with poor psychological functioning (OR: 2.299; 95% CI 1.421–3.721), 30.54 times higher with severe depressed (OR: 30.54; 95% CI 15.0–62.177) than that of individuals without such symptoms. Conclusions: The above findings imply that the government needs to pay greater attention to improve the overall situation of Bangladeshi university students.
Cross-Sectional Study on Overweight and Obesity Associated with Fast-Food Consumption in Bangladesh Sultana, Farhana; Siddiqui, Shafayet Ahmed; Islam, Md. Ashraful; Al Muktadir, Mohammad Hamid; Millat, Md. Shalahuddin; Islam, Muhammed Mohibul; Tareq, Abu Montakim; Afroz, Nahida; Rahman, Mahabuba; Amin, Mohammad Nurul; Emran, Talha Bin
Makara Journal of Health Research Vol. 26, No. 2
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Background: This study aimed to investigate the risk factors and status of fast-food consumption among students in Bangladesh. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from March to November 2020. A total of 654 samples were collected from several schools, colleges, and universities during this study period. Results: About 60.1% and 39.9% of the students were male and female, respectively. Of the students, 53.1% considered fast food as unhealthy (p < 0.001), but only 47.7% were leading a sedentary lifestyle. A significant outcome of overweight and pre-obesity was observed for student institutions, consumption frequency, daily fast-food consumption, and sedentary lifestyle (p < 0.001). In addition, positive association was observed for fast-food consumption more than three times and less than three times per week (OR and 95% CI: 11.13 [7.52–16.47], p < 0.001), higher social class and lower class (OR and 95% CI: 2.18 [1.31–3.62], p = 0.003), fast food preference and other foods (OR and 95% CI: 1.55 [1.11–2.15], p = 0.009), and sedentary and heavily active lifestyle (OR and 95% CI: 5.71 [2.02–16.10], p = 0.001) using logistic regression. Conclusions: Overweight and obesity are serious public health concerns, which are highly associated with fast-food consumption along with lifestyle, economy, and fast-food preference among students in Dhaka City, Bangladesh.
Co-Authors Al Muktadir, Mohammad Hamid Amin, Mohammad Nurul Emran, Talha Bin Hasan, Rakibul Islam, Md. Ashraful Islam, Muhammed Mohibul Karmokar, Sushmita Millat, Md. Shalahuddin Muktadir, Mohammad Hamid Al Nahida Afroz Rahman, Mahabuba Siddiqui, Shafayet Ahmed Sultana, Farhana