Prevalence and Factors Associated with Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: A Survey-Based Cross- Sectional Study

Tanvir Abir; Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah; Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu; Dewan Muhammad Nur-A Yazdani; Taha Husain; Piwuna Christopher Goson; Palash Basak; Md Adnan Rahman; Abdullah Al Mamun; P. Yukthamarani Permarupan; Md Yusuf Hossein Khan; Abul Hasnat Milton; Kingsley E. Agho

doi:10.5334/aogh.3269

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: A Survey-Based Cross- Sectional Study

Volume 87 (2021): Issue 1

By: Tanvir Abir , Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu, Dewan Muhammad Nur-A Yazdani, Taha Husain, Piwuna Christopher Goson, Palash Basak, Md Adnan Rahman, Abdullah Al Mamun, P. Yukthamarani Permarupan, Md Yusuf Hossein Khan, Abul Hasnat Milton and Kingsley E. Agho

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