Socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 in low-income countries
Socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 in low-income countries
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DOI：
10.1038/s41562-021-01096-7
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发表时间：
2021-03-30
影响因子：
29.9
通讯作者：
Michler, Jeffrey D.
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作者：
Josephson, Anna;Kilic, Talip;Michler, Jeffrey D.
最近来自埃塞俄比亚、马拉维、尼日利亚和乌干达的电话调查数据揭示了COVID-19大流行对个人和家庭的广泛社会经济影响。SARS-CoV-2的出现以及限制其传播的努力导致了全球经济的收缩。本文记录了疫情对低收入国家家庭、成人和儿童的社会经济影响。为此，我们依靠埃塞俄比亚、马拉维、尼日利亚和乌干达的纵向家庭调查数据，这些数据来自2019冠状病毒病前的面对面家庭调查和大流行期间实施的电话调查。我们估计，有2.56亿人（占人口的77%）生活在疫情期间失去收入的家庭中。粮食不安全以及无法获得药品和主食加剧了应对这一损失的努力。最后，我们发现，在有学龄儿童的家庭中，学生与教师的接触率已从covid -19前的96%降至17%。这些发现可为各国政府和国际组织制定减轻COVID-19大流行影响的措施提供决策依据。
Recent phone survey data from Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda reveals the breadth of the socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals and households.The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and attempts to limit its spread have resulted in a contraction of the global economy. Here we document the socioeconomic impacts of the pandemic among households, adults and children in low-income countries. To do so, we rely on longitudinal household survey data from Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda, originating from pre-COVID-19 face-to-face household surveys plus phone surveys implemented during the pandemic. We estimate that 256 million individuals-77% of the population-live in households that have lost income during the pandemic. Attempts to cope with this loss are exacerbated by food insecurity and an inability to access medicine and staple foods. Finally, we find that student-teacher contact has dropped from a pre-COVID-19 rate of 96% to just 17% among households with school-aged children. These findings can inform decisions by governments and international organizations on measures to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.