Table 3.

Multiple symptoms of psychological distress during COVID-19

Background characteristics	At least one symptom (restlessness/fearfulness/anxiety and worry/sadness) (%)	N	Two or more symptoms (restlessness/fearfulness/anxiety and worry/sadness) (%)	N
Sex
Male	48.2	1400	30.7	1400
Female	53.7	614	35.5	614
Age group
Less than 25 years	58.6	266	39.8	266
25–30 years	51.6	572	33.6	572
31–35 years	48.1	476	30.9	476
36–40 years	51.9	312	34.9	312
Above 40 years	42.0	388	24.2	388
Marital status
Unmarried	53.6	608	36.5	608
Married	48.3	1406	30.3	1406
Children under 2 years and pregnancy in the household
Pregnancy only	54.0	119	32.0	119
Children under 2 years only	52.0	350	35.0	350
Pregnancy and children under 2 years	48.0	140	31.0	140
Neither	49.0	1405	31.0	1405
Current residence
Own house	46.0	1277	28.9	1277
Rented room/house	56.7	737	37.9	737
Occupation
Agriculture/labour/household work	68.9	193	49.7	193
Service	45.2	724	26.5	724
Business	48.2	164	32.9	164
Health worker	39.1	407	22.6	407
Student	60.8	278	43.5	278
Other	55.6	248	37.5	248
Family monthly income
Less than 10,000	71.8	245	57.1	245
10,000–20,000	62.5	475	42.7	475
20,001–50,000	45.2	753	25.9	753
Above 50,000	35.5	541	20.3	541
Province
Province 1	53.4	178	35.4	178
Province 2	66.2	151	48.3	151
Bagmati Province (only Capital city)	48.8	752	31.6	752
Bagmati Province (excluding Capital city)	40.6	170	22.4	170
Gandaki Province	46.5	215	24.2	215
Province 5	44.9	207	28.0	207
Karnali Province	53.5	159	37.1	159
Sudurpashchim Province	52.7	182	36.8	182
Ecological zone
Hill/mountain	49.2	1341	30.8	1341
Terai	51.3	673	34.8	673
Total	49.9	2014	32.2	2014

Only the percentage of individuals having distress has been included in the table