Theses (MSc. Public Health)

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the level and prevalence of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress and compare the depression, anxiety, and stress level among various sub-groups among Bangladeshi Male Migrant Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia. Lastly to find out if anxiety and stress are significantly associated with depression among the workers. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was carried out amongst 217 Bangladeshi migrant workers who visited the Bangladesh High Commission Passport Service center, Selangor, Malaysia during the study period of two weeks in May 2021. Visitors who fulfilled the selection criteria were enrolled in the research using a systemic random sampling with a replacement method. A face-to-face interview was used to determine the level and prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress, as well as to compare depression, anxiety, and stress levels and to see if anxiety and stress are significantly associated with depression among the workers. Results: The findings of this study showed that the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress were 6.5%,0.9% (mild, moderate); 8.8%, 4.6% (mild, moderate); 0.5%, 0.9% (mild, moderate) respectively. Multivariate analysis found that worry about losing the current job was significantly associated with depression, support from the employer was significantly associated with anxiety and dependent family members, total income per month, and sending wages to family were statistically and significantly associated with stress. Lastly, stress was significantly associated with depression. Conclusions: The prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress was low, and sub-groups such as fear of losing one's current job, employer support, dependent family members, total monthly income, and sending wages to the family should be given more attention to providing mental health services. It is also necessary to learn more about how to reduce stress in this population because it was correlated with depression. Keywords: Depression, anxiety, stress, COVID-19 pandemic, migrant workers, DASS-21 Scale, Bangladeshi migrant workers, Malaysia.