The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fish consumption and household food security in Dhaka city, Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: The effects of COVID-19 are continuing to increase around the world as the pandemic claims thousands of lives. Bangladesh is no exception and has been greatly affected by SARS-CoV-2. Apart from the number of people who are or have been directly getting infected with this disease, millions of people are directly or indirectly facing many challenges to their livelihoods and the security of their food and nutritional supply, along with other societal issues created by the pandemic. In this study, a hybrid approach of online and telephone questionnaire surveys was used to investigate the food security of Dhaka city's inhabitants at household level. Approximately 80% of the respondents reported reduced income, and a quarter of respondents lost their jobs between March and June 2020. The frequen

SUBMITTER: Mandal SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8815758 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature