A dataset on the socioeconomic and behavioural impacts in Sri Lanka through multiple waves of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was diverse and disproportionate among nations, and population segments. The impacts of the disease and the containment strategies adopted are broad and cut across multiple facets of life, society, and the economy, which are intimately interlinked. Therefore, a large household survey was conducted to ascertain the socioeconomic impact and human behavior changes due to the pandemic and the containment strategies covering all provinces of Sri Lanka. The ramifications on mobility and human behavior, income, economic status, food consumption, education, access to health services and information, and cultural and psychological changes were explored, and the data are reported in this paper. The survey was conducted on 3020 households, selected using a multista

SUBMITTER: Ilangarathna GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10847452 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature