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

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

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Published in:PloS one 2021-07, Vol.16 (7), p.e0255392-e0255392
Main Authors: Rahman, Tabassum, Hasnain, M D Golam, Islam, Asad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude to Health
Bangladesh
Biology and Life Sciences
Care and treatment
Coronaviruses
Cough
COVID-19
COVID-19 - psychology
Demographic aspects
Developing Countries
Economic aspects
Family Characteristics
Female
Food Insecurity
Food security
Food supply
Health aspects
Households
Humans
Hygiene
LDCs
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mental Health
Pandemics
Pandemics - statistics & numerical data
People and Places
Personal hygiene
Physical Distancing
Physical Sciences
Research and Analysis Methods
Rural areas
Social Sciences
Stress
Women
Womens health
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Summary:This study examines the association between food insecurity and mental health of women during the COVID-19 pandemic in a resource poor setting. 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 insecurity. An individual-level evaluation of the effect of wave 2 FIES score on PSS score showed that worsening of the food security status increasing the stress level of the participants (95% CI: 1.61; 2.13; p-value:
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0255392