Prevalence Of Anxiety And Stress Due To Covid-19 In Adolescents From An Educational Institution In Sincelejo

Abstract

Objective: To determine the prevalence of anxiety and stress generated by social isolation measures by Covid-19 in the adolescent population of a public educational institution in the municipality of Sincelejo. Methodology: A descriptive-correlational cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach was carried out; where a sample of 320 students between 12 and 17 years old was used. For its development, a sociodemographic file, an information sheet on compliance with mandatory social isolation due to covid-19 and the activities carried out during it, the Sisco Pandemic Stress Inventory and the Beck Anxiety Inventory were implemented. Results: 37.8% of the students were 13 years old, 67.19% were male, 45.31% had a socioeconomic level of stratum 1 and 2, respectively, and 52.5% lived with their parents. fathers. It was identified that 70.63% did not suffer from covid19 and 91.25% stated that they complied with all the measures, with 38.75% in isolation for more than 4 months, when evaluating the levels of stress and anxiety that 32 .5% presented a moderate level of stress and 98.75% presented a low level. Regarding the relationship between the variables of measures of social isolation and the levels of stress and anxiety, the Chi square and Cramer's V tests showed that there is a statistical relationship between these variables. Conclusion: Social isolation measures contributed to increasing the stress levels of the population.