Food insecurity and mental health of women during COVID-19: Evidence from a developing country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study examines the association between food insecurity and mental health of women during the COVID-19 pandemic in a resource poor setting.

Materials and methods

Data were collected at two time-points (wave 1 and 2) from 2402 women, one per household, participating in a larger study during extended COVID-19 lockdown in the rural areas of the southwest region of Bangladesh. The primary outcome of the analyses is the association between food insecurity, measured using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES), and stress level, measured using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), for women during the lockdown. General awareness about COVID-19 and attitude towards prescribed preventive measures were also measured since COVID-19 health concerns could exacerbate food

SUBMITTER: Rahman T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8321003 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature