Open AccessCOVID–19 and police personnel: An exploratory community based study from South India
Author(s) -
Chithra Boovaragasamy,
Mohan Kumar,
Adarsh Sandirakumaran,
Gnanamani Gnanasabai,
Mujibur Rahman,
Ambujam Govindasamy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1249_20
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , coping (psychology) , front line , mental health , exploratory research , covid-19 , qualitative research , population , perception , nursing , cross sectional study , environmental health , psychiatry , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , psychology , social science , neuroscience , political science , law , pathology , sociology , anthropology
COVID-19 has ensured that countries enforced complete lock down to prevent the spread of infection. Despite millions of people working from home during this pandemic situation, police personnel 'the front line workers' who deal with the general population to ensure their safety and wellbeing are at risk of stress and other mental health problems in addition to the risk of infection itself.