Psychosocial and Behavioral Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Indian Population: Protocol for a Cross-sectional Study

Megha Joshi   ^{1, 2} , MBBS ;   Aangi Shah   ^{3, 4} , MBBS ;   Bhavi Trivedi   ^{1, 5} , MBBS ;   Jaahnavee Trivedi   ^{1, 6} , MBBS ;   Viral Patel   ⁷ , MBBS ;   Devam Parghi   ^{1, 8} , MBBS ;   Manini Thakkar   ³ , MBBS ;   Kanan Barot   ^{1, 9} , MBBS ;   Vivek Jadawala   ^{1, 10} , MBBS

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Shrimati Nathiba Hargovandas Lakhamichand Municipal Medical College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India

² Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States

³ Byramjee Jeejabhoy Medical College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India

⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States

⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States

⁶ Department of Internal Medicine, Landmark Medical Center, New York Medical College, Woonsocket, RI, United States

⁷ Medical College Baroda, Aanandpura City - Vadodara, India

⁸ Department of Internal Medicine, Southeast Health, Dothan, AL, United States

⁹ Department of Psychiatry, Brandywine Hospital, Tower Health, Coatesville, PA, United States

¹⁰ Department of Orthopaedics, Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, India