Prevalence of Perceived Stress within the Ravidassia Community in India: A Cross-Sectional Survey and Contextual Analysis

This report presents an analysis of Perceived stress levels within the Ravidassia community, based on a cross sectional survey conducted between april 10 and may 28, 2025. the study utilizing an an online self-administered Google questionnaire and the Perceived Stress Scale, invloved the observed stress level . Among 61 respondents, predominantly male(54 males, 7 females), with a mean age of 39.95 years. findings reveal a significant prevalence of moderate to severe stress, affecting 65.6% of the surveyed individuals. specifically, 34.4% reported mild stress, 57.4% moderate stress, and 8.2% severe stress. A subgroup analysis of high school diploma(10+2) respondents indicated an even higher proportion(83.3%) experiencing moderate to severe stress.