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ArticleBMC public health2023

Household hardships and responses to COVID-19 pandemic-related shocks in Eastern Ethiopia.

Jonathan A Muir, Merga Dheresa, Zachary J Madewell, Tamirat Getachew, Gamachis Daraje, Gezahegn Mengesha, Cynthia G Whitney, Nega Assefa, Solveig A Cunningham

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Article in BMC public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Jonathan A MuirEmory University, Atlanta, USA. jamuir@emory.edu.
Merga DheresaHaramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
Zachary J MadewellCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA.
Tamirat GetachewHaramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
Gamachis DarajeHaramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
Gezahegn MengeshaHaramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
Cynthia G WhitneyEmory University, Atlanta, USA.
Nega AssefaHaramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
Solveig A CunninghamEmory University, Atlanta, USA.

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backgroundCOVID-19 resulted in enormous disruption to life around the world. To quell disease spread, governments implemented lockdowns that likely created hardships for households. To improve knowledge of consequences, we examine how the pandemic period was associated with household hardships and assess factors associated with these hardships.

methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study using quasi-Poisson regression to examine factors associated with household hardships. Data were collected between August and September of 2021 from a random sample of 880 households living within a Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) located in the Harari Region and the District of Kersa, both in Eastern Ethiopia.

resultsHaving a head of household with no education, residing in a rural area, larger household size, lower income and/or wealth, and community responses to COVID-19, including lockdowns and travel restrictions, were independently associated with experiencing household hardships.

conclusionsOur results identify characteristics of groups at-risk for household hardships during the pandemic; these findings may inform efforts to mitigate the consequences of COVID-19 and future disease outbreaks.

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COVID-19ShockCommunicable Disease ControlCross-Sectional StudiesEthiopiaFamily CharacteristicsHumansPandemicsAfricaResilienceSARS-CoV-2Vulnerability

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