Behavioural and emotional disorders in children during COVID-19 pandemic in Ujjain district

Ritika Jain; Mamta Dhaneria; Shreya Srivastava

doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20232178

Authors

Ritika Jain Department of Paediatrics, RD Gardi Medical College and CRG Hospital, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
Mamta Dhaneria Department of Paediatrics, RD Gardi Medical College and CRG Hospital, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
Shreya Srivastava Department of Paediatrics, RD Gardi Medical College and CRG Hospital, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20232178

Keywords:

COVID-19, Behavioural problems, Emotional disorders

Abstract

Background: Objectives of the study was to find the prevalence of behavioral and emotional disorder in children and correlate it with various epidemiological factors.

Methods: This observational study includes 240 children of 6 to 18 years of age using child behavioral checklist (CBCL). The study was conducted from the month December 2020 to June 2022, as this was the period with major COVID-19 cases in Ujjain district.

Results: Out of 240, children showed clinically significant behavioral problems were oppositional defiant disorder 29.4% (n=5), anxiety 14.90% (n=10), attention deficit/ hyperactivity 14.9% (n=4), depression 10.421% (n=25), somatic 5.80% (n=9) and conduct problems 3.8% (n=6).

Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused behavioral problems in adolescents, correlated with age, gender, history of infection, death, and quarantine in the family member.

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