id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-252795-x66zqmgv Islam, Md. Akhtarul Depression and anxiety among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A web-based cross-sectional survey 2020-08-26 .txt text/plain 4011 214 47 title: Depression and anxiety among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A web-based cross-sectional survey Following the detection of first COVID-19 case on March 8, 2020 [6] , Bangladesh like many other countries put the lockdown strategy into effect on March 26, 2020 , to ensure 'social distance' through 'home quarantine' to curb the 'spread' among its population [7] [8] [9] , since a precise treatment or vaccine for the infected and people at risk are yet to achieved by the global health community [10, 11] . The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is creating a psycho-emotional chaotic situation as countries have been reporting a sharp rise of mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, stress, sleep disorder as well as fear, among its citizens [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] , that eventually increased the substance use [15] and sometimes suicidal behavior [20] [21] [22] . Researchers in China observed that the greater exposure to 'misinformation' through social media are more likely contributing to the development of anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems among its population of different socioeconomic background [23] [24] [25] [26] . ./cache/cord-252795-x66zqmgv.txt ./txt/cord-252795-x66zqmgv.txt