An Assessment of Psychological Payoff by COVID-19 on the Citizens of Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

Covid, a dangerous infection, was explored in 2019 with first affected patient was appeared in Wuhan, China. It was then spread into the entire world, influenced psychological well-beings of populace. A cross-sectional study was carried out in Karachi to evaluate the psychological effects of COVID -19. In the current controlled study, 200 participants including house wives, business peoples, and students of various demographic details were included. It has been concluded that majority of the participants 85.40% was not affected by the virus, relatives of 69.75% suffered from the virus, 90.91% participants doesn’t experience any other mental health problem before corona, 76.2% faced affected mental health. 58.9% participants knew the symptoms of COVID-19. 48.3% participants did not face any effects of the pandemic on family relationship but 48.3% faced mental illness due to social distancing. 50.6% faced disturbed social life due to quarantine and 17.9% participants faced lack of confidence after getting infected and unemployment was experienced to be the major cause of depression. This study strengthens the fact that the virus is expand by foreigners. 68.2% participants are more anxious during the 1st wave of corona, and due to the fear they even detached themselves to visit the doctor as they think this will provoke the virus spreading. Impact of COVID-19 on education system is not cleared as some believes that it badly impacts the education while other are satisfied with the online system. The study suggest that the COVID-19 is dangerous and has bad impact on mental health.