DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjams.2025.v13i01.032

Pages: 204-207

Objective: In this study our main goal is to evaluate the impact of Covid-19 on the mental health among the medical students at Dhaka city. Method: This cross-sectional study was carried out at Tertiary Medical college and hospital from July 2020 to May 2021. A total of 100 who were the Medical college students in Dhaka participated in the survey. The survey targeted active (current) students. Results: During the study, majority of the study group belong to 18 to 24 years and 52% were female. 80% were from nuclear family members, 28% cases economic condition were middle, 60% cases didn’t do any physical exercise and 35% cases sleep patterns were changed. Most of the study group had suffer mid-level of symptoms (depression; 45%, anxiety; 40% and stress; 42%). Followed by extreme severe cases were noted in depression; 8%, anxiety; 12% and stress; 13%. Conclusion: Our results, can help to detect mental health problems and those at high risk and treatment. Future longitudinal research is needed for closer studying and translating this knowledge to enhance student health correlations between mental illness and COVID–19 variables. As many students spend time on the Internet (including social media) during the quarantine, online counseling, campaigns and other awareness efforts are useful for reducing the impact of COVID-19 in the population on mental health.