Typology of Iranian farmers' vulnerability to the COVID-19 outbreak.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Presently, farmers are faced with a new crisis caused by the outbreak of COVID-19. On the one hand, they are vulnerable to such respiratory diseases due to the nature of their farming activity. On the other hand, they will definitely be influenced by the pandemic in different aspects no matter if they do not contract the infection. So, this research aimed to study the vulnerability of farmers to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

The present study was conducted using the quantitative approach and a descriptive-survey methodology. The statistical population was composed of farmers in Kermanshah province, Iran (N = 126,900). The sample (n = 382) was taken by the multistage stratified sampling technique with proportional allocation. The research instrument was

SUBMITTER: Moradhaseli S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9814122 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature