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The impact of COVID-related economic shocks on household mental health in Pakistan.
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- The changing association between pandemic-related stressors and child and adolescent mental health during the waning phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Changes in alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and other substance use and its association with mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic among sexual minority men in Eastern European and Central Asian countries.Journal of affective disorders · 2024Article
- Maternal Mental Health Responses to COVID-19 Shocks and Uncertainty in Rural Pakistan.AEA papers and proceedings. American Economic Association · 2024Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's learning and wellbeing: Evidence from India.Journal of development economics · 2023Article
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on sales of sexual and reproductive health products: an ecological study of pharmacies in Kenya.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Evidence of mental health-related morbidities and its association with socio-economic status among previously hospitalized patients with symptoms of COVID-19 in Bangladesh.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- COVID-19 lockdowns and children's health and well-being.Journal Of Economic Psychology · 2022Article
- The impact of COVID-related economic shocks on household mental health in Pakistan.Health economics · 2022Article
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Abstract
We combine data collected just prior to the unfolding of COVID-19 with follow-up data from July 2020 to document the adverse economic effects of the pandemic and resulting impact on parental and child mental well-being in peri-urban Pakistan. 22% of the households in our sample are affected by job loss, with monthly income down 38% on average. Our difference-in-difference results show that job loss is associated with a 0.88 standard deviation (SD) increase in adult mental distress scores (K10), a 0.43 SD reduction in a Hope index of children's aspirations, agency and future pathways, and a 0.39 SD increase in children's depression symptoms. In addition, we observe higher levels of parental stress and anger reported by children, as well as an increase in reported prevalence of domestic violence. Overall, we document that the pandemic has disproportionately and negatively affected the economic and mental well-being of the most vulnerable households in our sample.
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