A study to assess the level of anxiety during covid-19: a survey approach

The outbreak of covid-19 has created a global health crisis that has had a deep impact on the way we perceive our world and our everyday lives and hence causing a significant negative impact on mental health. The uncertainty and low predictability of COVID-19 not only threaten people’s physical health, but also affect people’s mental health, especially in terms of emotions and cognition. The aim of this study is to assess the level of anxiety among general population in India during COVID-19 outbreak. An online survey was conducted with a semi-structured questionnaire using non-probability snowball sampling technique that surveyed 210 individuals through social networking platform. The level of anxiety was found out to be in mild level but it also revealed that majority of the people (86%) were preoccupied with the thoughts of COVID-19 and reported that they wash their hand more than usual. Maximum number of sample (82%) also revealed that they think twice before going out and also they have started watching news more usually. The findings of the study also revealed that there was significant association between education and profession with level of anxiety.