COVID-19 and gender differences in mental health in low- and middle-income countries: Young working women are more vulnerable

This study examines gender differences in the relationship between COVID-19-triggered economic hardship and mental health complaints, defined by self-reported anxiety/depression, of young people (17–29) in four low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). To do this, we use two waves of the Young Lives...

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Autor principal:	Mobarak Hossain
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 Economic hardship Mental health Gender inequality LMICs Mental healing RZ400-408 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9a0ab781a0cc402988d3de894186a3cf2021-11-14T04:35:51ZCOVID-19 and gender differences in mental health in low- and middle-income countries: Young working women are more vulnerable2666-560310.1016/j.ssmmh.2021.100039https://doaj.org/article/9a0ab781a0cc402988d3de894186a3cf2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666560321000396https://doaj.org/toc/2666-5603This study examines gender differences in the relationship between COVID-19-triggered economic hardship and mental health complaints, defined by self-reported anxiety/depression, of young people (17–29) in four low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). To do this, we use two waves of the Young Lives (YL) phone survey. Logistic regression results show that young women, on average, were more likely to report anxiety than men in Peru and Vietnam in the first survey wave (June–July 2020). However, this disparity continued to persist in all four countries in the second wave (August–October 2020) as the pandemic prolonged. Notably, we find that young women that faced economic hardship by losing job or income were more likely to report anxiety than their male counterparts. As COVID-19 cases remain consistently high in many LMICs, which limit economic activities, the vulnerability of young women may likely increase. This issue requires urgent policy attention by awareness-raising campaigns, more hotline services for emergency help, social security programs for women, and available women's sexual and reproductive health services at a specific section in hospitals.Mobarak HossainElsevierarticleCOVID-19Economic hardshipMental healthGender inequalityLMICsMental healingRZ400-408Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENSSM - Mental Health, Vol 1, Iss , Pp 100039- (2021)
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description	This study examines gender differences in the relationship between COVID-19-triggered economic hardship and mental health complaints, defined by self-reported anxiety/depression, of young people (17–29) in four low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). To do this, we use two waves of the Young Lives (YL) phone survey. Logistic regression results show that young women, on average, were more likely to report anxiety than men in Peru and Vietnam in the first survey wave (June–July 2020). However, this disparity continued to persist in all four countries in the second wave (August–October 2020) as the pandemic prolonged. Notably, we find that young women that faced economic hardship by losing job or income were more likely to report anxiety than their male counterparts. As COVID-19 cases remain consistently high in many LMICs, which limit economic activities, the vulnerability of young women may likely increase. This issue requires urgent policy attention by awareness-raising campaigns, more hotline services for emergency help, social security programs for women, and available women's sexual and reproductive health services at a specific section in hospitals.
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title	COVID-19 and gender differences in mental health in low- and middle-income countries: Young working women are more vulnerable
title_short	COVID-19 and gender differences in mental health in low- and middle-income countries: Young working women are more vulnerable
title_full	COVID-19 and gender differences in mental health in low- and middle-income countries: Young working women are more vulnerable
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title_full_unstemmed	COVID-19 and gender differences in mental health in low- and middle-income countries: Young working women are more vulnerable
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COVID-19 and gender differences in mental health in low- and middle-income countries: Young working women are more vulnerable

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