Awareness and Stress Response of the General Public towards the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey from Pakistan

Abstract

The study gained insight into the awareness and mental wellbeing of the people, when the lockdown was imposed again in Pakistan due to the COVID-19 pandemic, by using a questionnaire for the survey. The survey was shared with 500 people and 414 responses were received from 20^th to 25^th May, 2020. Majority of the people were aware of what this pandemic was caused by and 71.2% people think that the lockdown has increased stress levels and 81.6 % agreed on the fact that there have been changes and unemployment has been suggested as a prevalent factor of stess by almost 90% of the subjects. Authorities in Pakistan should consider the mental health and wellbeing of the citizens and provide them with necessities and resources that will help them stay healthy mentally.