Recurrent COVID-19 Waves and Lockdown: Impact on Daily Life and Mental Health of People in Nepal

Table 3

COVID-19-related information and their association with mental health outcome among the respondents.

Variables		Depression (present)			Anxiety (present)			Stress (present)
				value			value			value
COVID-19-positive status
Yes	86 (24.3)	56 (65.1)	15.634	≤0.001	48 (55.8)	8.777	0.003	42 (48.8)	4.637	0.031
No	268 (75.7)	109 (40.7)			101 (37.7)			96 (35.8)
Family diagnosed with COVID-19 positive
Yes	70 (19.8)	40 (57.1)	3.890	0.049	31 (44.3)	0.173	0.678	31 (44.3)	1.031	0.310
No	284 (80.2)	125 (44.0)			118 (41.5)			107 (37.7)
Stayed in quarantine/isolation
Yes	102 (28.8)	54 (52.9)	2.308	0.129	40 (39.2)	0.486	0.486	37 (36.3)	0.442	0.506
No	252 (71.2)	111 (44.0)			109 (43.3)			101 (40.1)
Family stayed in quarantine
Yes	72 (20.3)	49 (68.1)	16.704	≤0.001	38 (52.8)	4.235	0.040	29 (40.3)	0.064	0.801
No	282 (79.7)	116 (41.1)			111 (39.4)			109 (38.7)
Use of social media to get news about COVID-19
Yes	320 (90.4)	146 (45.6)	1.320	0.251	137 (42.8)	0.336	0.562	125 (39.1)	0.30	0.863
No	31 (9.6)	18 (56.3)			12 (37.5)			12 (37.5)
Perceived knowledge regarding COVID-19
Enough knowledge	138 (39.0)	52 (37.7)	7.246	0.007	52 (37.7)	1.804	0.179	51 (37.0)	0.390	0.532
Little knowledge	216 (61.0)	113 (52.3)			97 (44.9)			87 (40.3)