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1) The WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in January 2020, forcing school closures and social isolation measures. 2) Prolonged isolation has increased stress, anxiety, and depression for children and families due to fears of infection, job losses, and difficulties with remote learning. 3) Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to mental health issues exacerbated by the pandemic, like depression, which is a leading cause of suicide.

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Statement of The Problem

1) The WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in January 2020, forcing school closures and social isolation measures. 2) Prolonged isolation has increased stress, anxiety, and depression for children and families due to fears of infection, job losses, and difficulties with remote learning. 3) Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to mental health issues exacerbated by the pandemic, like depression, which is a leading cause of suicide.

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease 2019

(COVID-19) as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on


January 30, 2020. TheCOVID-19 outbreak was first reported in Wuhan, China, and
was later reported to have spread throughout the world to create a global pandemic.
Several countries declared this pandemic as a national emergency, forcing millions of
people to go into lockdown. This unexpected imposed social isolation has caused
enormous disruption of daily routines for the global community, especially children.
Among the measures intended to reduce the spread of the virus, most schools
closed, canceled classes, and moved it to home-based or online learning to
encourage and adhere to social distancing guidelines.
During this pandemic, children and their families have been exposed to direct
or indirect factors that could pose stress and emotional disturbance. Several weeks
of homestay has forced parents and/or caregivers to work from home. Also, many
families lost their financial independence due to job losses. This disease is installing
fear in children because children are worried about not only getting infected but also
having their parents staying at home and not leaving for work. Some families are
struggling to feed their children, as many were dependent on school programs or
food stamps, and not all families with resources can provide adequate supplies.
However, the reach of the pandemic is unequal as numerous families have lost loved
ones while others live in regions untouched by the virus. Some children have parents
who work on the front lines in COVID-19 settings, and others have parents who now
work from home or have recently been terminated.
Mental illness can affect children at any point during their childhood, but it
most significantly affects them during adolescence. Among the several mental
illnesses that can be prevalent in childhood, depression is one of the major leading
causes of mental illness amongst children. In 2016, an estimated 53,000 deaths were
due to adolescent suicide, which is the third leading cause of morbidity in this group.
This emphasizes that adolescence is a period of vulnerability for the onset of mental
health conditions. History suggests that any infectious disease outbreak or pandemic
brings with itself a major setback in the mental health front. In the case of the Ebola
outbreak in the year 2014, symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and
anxiety-depression were more prevalent even after 1 year of Ebola response (Jalloh
et al., 2018).
The pandemic has the potential to affect grade 12 students physically,
academically, financially and psychologically. Grade 12 students’ mental health has
been rising concern with a significant number of students experiencing psychological
distress. Mental health issues can significantly impair students’ academic success
and social interactions affecting their future career and personal opportunities. The
rapid spread of COVID-19 and social distancing measures imposed across the country
are expected to further affect the mental health of the population, including college
students. Several studies have examined the psychological impact of the pandemic
on the general public, health care workers, or older adults. These surveys revealed
greater concerns about social isolation, and increased stress, anxiety, and depression
among respondents.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM


Generally, this study aims to assess the factors associated with the increased
levels of mental health burden among a sample of Grade 12 students in Barotac
Nuevo National Comprehensive High School.
Specifically this study seeks to answer the following questions:
1. How can social isolation increase the mental health burden among
students.
2. Is mental health burden significantly associated with modular
learning difficulties during the pandemic?

Scope and Delimitation of the Study

Background: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2


(SARS-CoV-2) is an emerging infection causing a widely spread pandemic of
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The current COVID-2019 pandemic is
prompting fear of falling sick, dying, helplessness and stigma, urgent and
timely understanding of mental health status is needed to help the
community. Our investigation designed to survey the general population in
Saudi Arabia to assess the degree of psychological impact during the
pandemic.

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