Suicidal and aggressive behavior among populations within institutional quarantine and isolation centers of COVID-19 in eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

The coronavirus disease is still not under the control globally and has caused various mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, suicide, and aggressive behavior in different populations. The pandemic-related issues which are applied to control the pandemic such as protection measures agai...

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Published in:PloS one 2023-06, Vol.18 (6), p.e0287632-e0287632
Main Authors: Misgana, Tadesse, Tesfaye, Dejene, Tariku, Mandaras, Ali, Tilahun, Alemu, Daniel, Dessie, Yadeta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression
Aggressive behavior
Aggressiveness
Analysis
Behavior
Biology and Life Sciences
Coefficients
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - epidemiology
Depression, Mental
Disease control
Epidemics
Ethiopia
Ethiopia - epidemiology
Female
Health aspects
Health problems
Humans
Low level
Male
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mental disorders
Mental health
Pandemics
People and Places
Populations
Prevalence
Prevention
Psychological aspects
Quarantine
Quarantine - psychology
Sampling methods
Signs and symptoms
Social aspects
Social interactions
Social isolation
Social Sciences
Social service
Social services
Substance abuse
Substance use
Suicidal behavior
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide
Suicides & suicide attempts
Viral diseases
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Summary:The coronavirus disease is still not under the control globally and has caused various mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, suicide, and aggressive behavior in different populations. The pandemic-related issues which are applied to control the pandemic such as protection measures against COVID-19, social distancing, isolation, and quarantine can also trigger mental health problems. This study aimed to assess suicidal behavior and aggression, and its correlates during COVID-19 among populations within institutional quarantine and isolation centers in Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study was conducted among a sample of 392 participants. The convenience sampling method was used to select the study participants. Suicide Behavioral Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R) and the Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS)were applied to determine the suicide and aggressive behavior of study participants respectively. Epi-data 3.1 and SPSS 20.0were used to enter and analyze the data respectively. Logistic and linear regressions were fitted to explore correlates associated with suicidal behavior and aggression respectively. The prevalence of suicidal behavior was 8.7% (95% CI: 6.1, 11.5) whereas the mean total score of behavioral aggression was 2.45±5.90 (95% CI: 1.84, 3.08). Being female (AOR = 2.63, 95% CI: 1.09, 6.32), having common mental disorders (AOR = 6.08, 95% CI: 2.32, 15.93), manifesting the symptoms of COVID-19 (AOR = 2.17, 95% CI: 1.48, 2.86), and poor social support (AOR = 7.30, 95% CI: 1.44, 37.10) were significantly associated with suicidal behavior, whereas male gender (β coefficient = 3.0, 95% CI: 1.35, 4.70), low level of knowledge about COVID-19 (β coefficient = 1.87, 95% CI: 1.09, 3.41), and substance use (β coefficient = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.23, 6.47) were positively associated with mean overt aggression score. The present study revealed that suicidal and aggressive behaviors were prevalent with significant correlates. Therefore, it is important and required to provide focused mental health and psycho-social services for the selected and high-risk populations such as those in quarantine and isolation centers for being suspected.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0287632