Counting the Cost: The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Households in South East Nigeria

The present study measured household hunger in South-East Nigeria amidst the COVID-19 lockdown. A total of 1209 households (urban and rural locations) were sampled. Household hunger was determined using the Radimer–Cornel hunger scale. Results show that before the COVID-19 lockdown, hunger prevalenc...

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Autores principales:	Johnny Ogunji, Stanley Iheanacho, Chinwe Victoria Ogunji, Michael Olaolu, Vivian Oleforuh-Okoleh, Nuria Amaechi, Esther David, Onyekachi Ndukauba, Theophilus Maduabuchukwu Ikegwu, Cresantus Biamba, Delight Chinonyerem
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	food insecurity food insufficiency household hunger coping strategy COVID-19 pandemic Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4ff5413856944f7781108af5d81bf78b2021-11-25T19:00:52ZCounting the Cost: The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Households in South East Nigeria10.3390/su1322124172071-1050https://doaj.org/article/4ff5413856944f7781108af5d81bf78b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12417https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050The present study measured household hunger in South-East Nigeria amidst the COVID-19 lockdown. A total of 1209 households (urban and rural locations) were sampled. Household hunger was determined using the Radimer–Cornel hunger scale. Results show that before the COVID-19 lockdown, hunger prevalence in the urban areas was 85.5%, whereas prevalence in the rural areas was significantly lower, at a prevalence of 79.9% (7.3% level of association—<i>X</i><sup>2</sup> = 6.499, <i>p</i> = 0.012). During the COVID-19 lockdown, the prevalence of hunger in the urban areas rose to 98.0% and 99.2% in the rural areas (4.9% level of association was <i>X</i><sup>2</sup> = 2.888, <i>p</i> = 0.089). It was also observed that the COVID-19 lockdown significantly affected food prices. The major coping strategy employed by households was relying on less expensive foods (81.14%). High household hunger was identified as a short-term cost of the COVID-19 lockdown in South-East Nigeria. Only a few households (16.3%) benefited from the food aid programs and 16.9% from the government palliative cash transfer. It is recommended that the government setup a formidable unit that will develop physical and digital plans for effective implementation during a COVID-19 lockdown situation or other emergencies.Johnny OgunjiStanley IheanachoChinwe Victoria OgunjiMichael OlaoluVivian Oleforuh-OkolehNuria AmaechiEsther DavidOnyekachi NdukaubaTheophilus Maduabuchukwu IkegwuCresantus BiambaDelight ChinonyeremMDPI AGarticlefood insecurityfood insufficiencyhousehold hungercoping strategyCOVID-19pandemicEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12417, p 12417 (2021)
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topic	food insecurity food insufficiency household hunger coping strategy COVID-19 pandemic Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	food insecurity food insufficiency household hunger coping strategy COVID-19 pandemic Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Johnny Ogunji Stanley Iheanacho Chinwe Victoria Ogunji Michael Olaolu Vivian Oleforuh-Okoleh Nuria Amaechi Esther David Onyekachi Ndukauba Theophilus Maduabuchukwu Ikegwu Cresantus Biamba Delight Chinonyerem Counting the Cost: The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Households in South East Nigeria
description	The present study measured household hunger in South-East Nigeria amidst the COVID-19 lockdown. A total of 1209 households (urban and rural locations) were sampled. Household hunger was determined using the Radimer–Cornel hunger scale. Results show that before the COVID-19 lockdown, hunger prevalence in the urban areas was 85.5%, whereas prevalence in the rural areas was significantly lower, at a prevalence of 79.9% (7.3% level of association—<i>X</i><sup>2</sup> = 6.499, <i>p</i> = 0.012). During the COVID-19 lockdown, the prevalence of hunger in the urban areas rose to 98.0% and 99.2% in the rural areas (4.9% level of association was <i>X</i><sup>2</sup> = 2.888, <i>p</i> = 0.089). It was also observed that the COVID-19 lockdown significantly affected food prices. The major coping strategy employed by households was relying on less expensive foods (81.14%). High household hunger was identified as a short-term cost of the COVID-19 lockdown in South-East Nigeria. Only a few households (16.3%) benefited from the food aid programs and 16.9% from the government palliative cash transfer. It is recommended that the government setup a formidable unit that will develop physical and digital plans for effective implementation during a COVID-19 lockdown situation or other emergencies.
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author	Johnny Ogunji Stanley Iheanacho Chinwe Victoria Ogunji Michael Olaolu Vivian Oleforuh-Okoleh Nuria Amaechi Esther David Onyekachi Ndukauba Theophilus Maduabuchukwu Ikegwu Cresantus Biamba Delight Chinonyerem
author_facet	Johnny Ogunji Stanley Iheanacho Chinwe Victoria Ogunji Michael Olaolu Vivian Oleforuh-Okoleh Nuria Amaechi Esther David Onyekachi Ndukauba Theophilus Maduabuchukwu Ikegwu Cresantus Biamba Delight Chinonyerem
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title	Counting the Cost: The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Households in South East Nigeria
title_short	Counting the Cost: The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Households in South East Nigeria
title_full	Counting the Cost: The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Households in South East Nigeria
title_fullStr	Counting the Cost: The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Households in South East Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed	Counting the Cost: The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Households in South East Nigeria
title_sort	counting the cost: the effect of covid-19 lockdown on households in south east nigeria
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/4ff5413856944f7781108af5d81bf78b
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Counting the Cost: The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Households in South East Nigeria

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