An examination of multiple illness and social related stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mental health; findings from a birth cohort in rural Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

In an effort to improve preparation for future pandemics, researchers continue to examine the myriad psychosocial pathways through which the COVID-19 pandemic impacted mental health. Moving beyond extant research on factors such as financial difficulties or social isolation, we present findings on two less documented pathways: (a) COVID illness and death within one's social network and (b) experiencing pandemic-related basic needs stressors, beyond financial difficulties, on the mental health of mothers and children in South Asia.

Methods

Data come from the 2021-2022 wave of the Bachpan birth cohort (6-year-old children, n = 814 mother-child dyads) in rural Pakistan. Multivariable regressions were used to estimate the association between COVID illness/death among fam

SUBMITTER: Maselko J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11921503 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature