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Objectives: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the differences between participants' socio- demographic variables, and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale [DASS] and its three sub-scales (depression, anxiety, and stress) among individuals who lived in Kuwait during the total lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: An online survey was distributed to 975 participants via WhatsApp and Twitter, using the convenience non- random sampling method. The survey consisted of three sections: a written consent form, demographic items, and the DASS. Results: The findings showed that Kuwaitis, males, widowed, individuals who were 50 and above, businessmen, higher educational level had a greater likelihood of experiencing depression, anxiety, and stress than the other groups during this pandemic. Conclusion: It was determined that intervention programs aimed at improving the population's mental health are needed in the lockdown period to support mental health and wellbeing and reduce mental illness symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kuwait is a pronatalist country where the nationals arc a minority. The government has given many incentives for its citizens to increase the birth rates,yet birthrate has been declining over the past few decades. from Total Fertility - Rate of 6 in the seventies to less than 4 at present. This study is interested in finding out the desired family size or fertility intentions as a predictor of future fertility trend. The study look a stratified random sample of 600 Kuwaitis, males and females, comprising hundred from each of the six governorates. We found that tribal origins (Bedouin / non- Bedouin), inhabitance in extended family, and consanguineous marriages arc significant in having a positive impact on fertility. Also, using the lifestyle scale we found an inverse relationship between gender and family size. Furthermore, the most important factor influencing fertility was economic. The social factor was also significant for families of tribal descendants as children for them arc considered a social capital.

Objectives: The main objective of the current paper is to analyze the trends and patterns of fertility from 2009-2017. Also, related objectives are to compare the annual number of births and Total Fertility Rates (TFR) provided by the Ministry of Health and PACI. The second objective is to reflect on the implications of the above trends and patterns on the demand for domestic and other workers in future population growth and migration. Method: Using the annual publications from the Ministry of Health and the Central Statistical Bureau fertility among Kuwaiti nationals was studied. PACI provided the mid-year counts for each year from 2009-2017 for all Kuwaiti women between 15-49 age group, in order to obtain the denominator for calculating age specific, and total fertility rates for each subgroup was calculated according to the governorate of residence was calculated. Results: Consistent and linear decline in the TFR was noted in the last two decades by almost 2 children. During the last decade, the TFR declined further by 0.6 points, from 3.7 in 2009 to 3.1 in 2017. Thus, a fairly rapid fertility decline is occurring in the country. However, the TFR is still about one child higher than replacement level fertility. In age specific fertility rates (ASFRs), the largest decline occurred at ages 20-29. A comparison of governorate-level ASFRs shows a clear gap among the governorates. Conclusion: The trends in fertility differentials according to governorate are likely to have far-reaching implications on the relative composition of various subgroups in the country. Declining fertility may also affect future migration to Kuwait.

Media intrudes on our consciousness in more ways than we realize, whether it is through the radio while commuting to work or through the internet or the television during our leisure time. We know that it shapes our reaction to the outside world. This paper is a survey of 600 young males and females in Kuwait to study the extent of influence media has on their attitude towards women and whether media has a gender bias in their viewpoint. In this study both male and female respondents felt that the daily newspapers and radio were giving sufficient time to women's issues. There is a general consensus that mass media influences people's perception of appropriate roles for women and girls. These gender stereotypes then influence the cultural expectations of the viewer and blur the social reality as reflected on TV, reinforcing them as the norm. Men watched talk shows a great deal and 46% of the men in the study sample watched always or often. Thus, the image of women in the talk shows is very important; both men and#38; women agree that talk shows presented women guests as educated (73% of male respondents and 61% of female respon¬dents). However, in television serials, which men watched more than women, 67% of male viewers saw women as arrogant while 42% of female viewers saw women's image as realistic. This further emphasizes how television can influence perception and reinforce it as reality. On the other hand, both men and women agreed that these serials and dramas were influencing people's views on marriage and could be a factor discouraging the young generation as broken marriages and domestic violence were always sensationalized in Arabic drama, in general and Gulf drama, in particular.