<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_gp-2019-0011_s_008_w2aab3b8b3b1b7b1aab1c14b1Aa"><h3>Objectives</h3><p>Riverbank erosion is a regular phenomenon that displaces millions of people every year worldwide. More than 100,000 people are displaced due to river erosion every year in Bangladesh. People have to resettle in a different place leaving behind their property and familiar environment. This transformation with economic crisis acts as a major stressor for the persons and their families. However, people may adapt different strategies to adapt this difficult situation and keep themselves healthy. They might have higher coping skills due to what they had to endure. This study aimed to find out the difference in the mental health status and coping strategies among the river bank erosion affected and non-affected people in Bangladesh</p></sec><sec id="j_gp-2019-0011_s_009_w2aab3b8b3b1b7b1aab1c14b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>We interviewed 100 adult respondents, of whom 50 had been affected and 50 had never been affected by river erosion in Bangladesh. All the participants completed self-report sociodemographic questionnaires; their mental state was evaluated with the Bangla version of the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) and the coping was measured using the COPE scale.</p></sec><sec id="j_gp-2019-0011_s_010_w2aab3b8b3b1b7b1aab1c14b3Aa"><h3>Result</h3><p>The mental health well-being score of the affected group was significantly lower than the non-affected group. However, accounting for gender, income and age, the affected group had lower mean score in coping (55.86) then the non-affected group (64.04). However, the difference was not statistically significant.</p></sec><sec id="j_gp-2019-0011_s_011_w2aab3b8b3b1b7b1aab1c14b4Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Riverbank erosion is a major natural disaster in Bangladesh that makes people vulnerable to mental disorder. However, it receives less attention; we hope this study will stimulate future researcher to explore mental state and coping mechanism in multiple perspectives and develop evidence-based service for them.</p></sec></abstract>

ObjectivesRiverbank erosion is a regular phenomenon that displaces millions of people every year worldwide. More than 100,000 people are displaced due to river erosion every year in Bangladesh. People have to resettle in a different place leaving behind their property and familiar environment. This transformation with economic crisis acts as a major stressor for the persons and their families. However, people may adapt different strategies to adapt this difficult situation and keep themselves healthy. They might have higher coping skills due to what they had to endure. This study aimed to find out the difference in the mental health status and coping strategies among the river bank erosion affected and non-affected people in BangladeshMethodsWe interviewed 100 adult respondents, of whom 50 had been affected and 50 had never been affected by river erosion in Bangladesh. All the participants completed self-report sociodemographic questionnaires; their mental state was evaluated with the Bangla version of the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) and the coping was measured using the COPE scale.ResultThe mental health well-being score of the affected group was significantly lower than the non-affected group. However, accounting for gender, income and age, the affected group had lower mean score in coping (55.86) then the non-affected group (64.04). However, the difference was not statistically significant.ConclusionsRiverbank erosion is a major natural disaster in Bangladesh that makes people vulnerable to mental disorder. However, it receives less attention; we hope this study will stimulate future researcher to explore mental state and coping mechanism in multiple perspectives and develop evidence-based service for them.

Impact of River Bank Erosion on Mental Health and Coping Capacity in Bangladesh

Global Psychiatry

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ObjectivesRiverbank erosion is a regular phenomenon that displaces millions of people every year worldwide. More than 100,000 people are displaced due to river...

Criterion		Affected		Non-affected
Criterion		Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Gender	Male	22	44.0	26	52.0
Gender	Female	28	56.0	24	48.0
Daily income	5 USD and above	2	4.0	12	24.0
	2–5 dollar/day	36	72.0	30	60.0
	Less than 2 USD/day	12	24.0	8	16.0

Condition	Mean	SD	p
Affected	55.86	8.0	0.225
Non-affected	64.04	7.2	0.225

Condition	Mean	SD	p
Affected	27.72	3.4	0.03
Non-affected	29.42	4.4	0.03

Impact of River Bank Erosion on Mental Health and Coping Capacity in Bangladesh

Pubblicato online: 14 giu 2019

Pagine: 195 - 200

Ricevuto: 08 apr 2019

Accettato: 23 mag 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gp-2019-0011

Parole chiave
Riverbank erosion, mental health, coping strategy, Bangladesh, resilience

© 2019 SarzamArobi et al. published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Socio-demographic information of the respondents of the two sites

Mean COPE score of the riverbank erosion affected and non-affected group

Mental health wellbeing of the affected and non-affected people measured by GHQ

Impact of River Bank Erosion on Mental Health and Coping Capacity in Bangladesh

Pubblicato online: 14 giu 2019

Pagine: 195 - 200

Ricevuto: 08 apr 2019

Accettato: 23 mag 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gp-2019-0011

Parole chiaveRiverbank erosion, mental health, coping strategy, Bangladesh, resilience

© 2019 SarzamArobi et al. published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Socio-demographic information of the respondents of the two sites

Mean COPE score of the riverbank erosion affected and non-affected group

Mental health wellbeing of the affected and non-affected people measured by GHQ

Parole chiave
Riverbank erosion, mental health, coping strategy, Bangladesh, resilience