STUDY OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN SENEGAL

SUMMARY During the COVID-19 pandemic, the global population was particularly vulnerable to psychological distress. However, the impacts of pandemics on the state of psychosocial well-being in Africa remain insufficiently studied, particularly in Senegal. Our study aimed to fill this gap by exploring these determinants. This was a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study representative of the population of Senegalese people aged 18 and over. 813 individuals were collected by telephone call based on the random dialing method after a marginal quota survey stratified by sex, age and region during the period from June 11 to July 10, 2020. The state of well-being was assessed using the WHO well-being index. The determinants were assessed using cumulative ordinal regression well-being modeling with R software version 4.1.0. About half of our population had a moderate level of well-being (48.2%) and about a tenth had a low level (6.6%) including 4 2.6% with a low economic level. The analysis revealed that poor knowledge about the cause of the disease (OR = 1.31; 95% CI [1.09-1.58]), reduced time spent in public places (OR = 1.53; 95% CI [ 1.15-2.04 ]); trust in institutional sources of information (OR = 1.26; 95% CI [ 1.06-1.49 ]) and cancellation or postponement of a social event (OR = 1.34; 95% CI [ 0.96-1.89 ]) are factors related to the decline in psychosocial well-being towards the low level. The study highlights the importance of implementing appropriate communication strategies to strengthen the knowledge of populations at all levels, but also the need to pay particular attention to vulnerable groups and to provide psychosocial support throughout pandemics. Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. Funding Statement This research is part of the support program for the African Response to the Epidemic of COVID-19 (ARIACOV) Funded by the French Development Agency (AFD). The did not play any role in the design of the study, the collection and analysis of the decision to publish or the preparation of the manuscript Author Declarations I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained. Yes The details of the IRB/oversight body that provided approval or exemption for the research described are given below: The research received approval from the National Health Research Ethics Committee of Senegal (SEN/20/23). All individuals were informed of the ethical issues and the possibility of withdrawing from the study at any time. They all consented to participate. I confirm that all necessary patient/participant consent has been obtained and the appropriate institutional forms have been archived, and that any patient/participant/sample identifiers included were not known to anyone (e.g., hospital staff, patients or participants themselves) outside the research group so cannot be used to identify individuals. Yes I understand that all clinical trials and any other prospective interventional studies must be registered with an ICMJE-approved registry, such as ClinicalTrials.gov. I confirm that any such study reported in the manuscript has been registered and the trial registration ID is provided (note: if posting a prospective study registered retrospectively, please provide a statement in the trial ID field explaining why the study was not registered in advance). Yes I have followed all appropriate research reporting guidelines, such as any relevant EQUATOR Network research reporting checklist(s) and other pertinent material, if applicable. Yes Data Availability Les données ont été collectées via ODK collecte puis généré sous format de tableur (Microsoft Excel) Les données démographiques enquêtes, leurs habitude de vie, leurs perceptions, leur acceptabilité par rapport aux mesures restrictives de lutte la pandémie et leurs connaissances sur la maladie sont fournis dans le fichier Excel. L’analyse des données a été faite avec le logiciel R version 4.1.0 disponible uniquement en ligne sur ce lien https://figshare.com/s/75a21943c9a06e9a28eb