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Table 2 Home quarantine related characteristics of the participants

From: Mental health status of adolescents in-home quarantine: a multi-region, cross-sectional study during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh

Variables

Frequency

(n/322)

Percentage (%)

Plays outdoor games

Yes

81

25.16

No

241

74.84

Plays indoor games

Yes

213

66.15

No

109

33.85

Duration of watching television

Not at all

110

34.16

Less than an hour

103

31.99

1 to 3 h

84

26.09

More than 3 h

25

7.76

Duration of studying

Not at all

17

5.28

Less than an hour

73

22.67

1 to 3 h

111

34.47

More than 3 h

121

37.58

Duration of internet use

Less than an hour

23

7.15

1 to 3 h

94

29.19

More than 3 h

205

63.66

Uses internet for social networking

Yes

274

85.09

No

48

14.91

Uses internet for online gaming

Yes

151

46.89

No

171

53.11

Uses internet for other entertainments

Yes

270

83.85

No

52

16.15

Spends time in any hobby

Yes

249

77.33

No

73

22.67

Does household chores

Yes

260

80.75

No

62

19.25

Duration of sleep at night

No sleep

6

1.86

Inadequate sleep

128

39.75

Adequate sleep

188

58.39

Change in food habit

No change

133

41.30

Eats more or less than usual

189

58.70

Communication with friends

As usual

104

32.30

Less than usual

162

50.31

More than usual

56

17.39

Frequency of going out

Never or very rarely

36

11.18

Sometimes

277

86.02

Frequently

9

2.80

Attends online classes

Yes

172

84.47

No

50

15.53

Wants school/college to reopen

Yes

189

58.70

No

133

41.30