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ArticlePLOS global public health2022

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily life and worry among mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Suman Ranjitkar, Tor A Strand, Manjeswori Ulak, Ingrid Kvestad, Merina Shrestha, Catherine Schwinger, Ram K Chandyo, Laxman Shrestha, Mari Hysing

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Article in PLOS global public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Suman RanjitkarDepartment of Pediatrics, Child Health Research Project, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0797-1286
Tor A StrandCenter for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child Health, Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4038-151X
Manjeswori UlakDepartment of Pediatrics, Child Health Research Project, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6193-4849
Ingrid KvestadDepartment of Research, Innlandet Hospital Trust, Lillehammer, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7737-1497
Merina ShresthaDepartment of Pediatrics, Child Health Research Project, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2304-0577
Catherine SchwingerCenter for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child Health, Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3457-3379
Ram K ChandyoDepartment of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Laxman ShresthaDepartment of Pediatrics, Child Health Research Project, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6059-5080
Mari HysingDepartment of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Tribhuvan University · NPInnlandet Hospital Trust · NOUniversity of Bergen · NOKathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital · NP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of daily life worldwide, but the impact may be higher for impoverished populations. The main aim of this study is to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on different aspects of daily life in mothers in Nepal. We included 493 mothers of children aged 54-71 months participating in a randomized controlled trial on vitamin B12 supplementation. Mothers answered questions regarding the exposure and impact of the pandemic on their daily lives, and pandemic-related worries and sleep problems. We examined the extent to which worry, and sleep problems differed between mothers according to their exposure to COVID-19, socioeconomic status, and previous symptoms of depression. The mean age (SD) of the mothers was 32.3 (4.6) years and 54% had education below the secondary level. Of the mothers, 5.4% had either been exposed to someone who had tested positive or who had a family member with COVID-19. One-third of the participants responded that the pandemic had affected their economic situation, employment, and family life to a great deal. Both mothers and fathers with educational levels above 10 years or households with higher socioeconomic status had significantly higher average worry scores (maternal p = 0.020 and paternal p = 0.005). Mothers with a history of symptoms of depression had significantly more worry-related sleep problems during the pandemic (p = 0.020) than those without a history of depressive symptoms. Our study underlines the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diverse aspects of everyday life of mothers in Nepal.

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