Journal article
Immediate impact of stay-at-home orders to control COVID-19 transmission on socioeconomic conditions, food insecurity, mental health, and intimate partner violence in Bangladeshi women and their families: an interrupted time series
JD Hamadani, MI Hasan, AJ Baldi, SJ Hossain, S Shiraji, MSA Bhuiyan, SF Mehrin, J Fisher, F Tofail, SMMU Tipu, S Grantham-McGregor, BA Biggs, S Braat, SR Pasricha
Lancet Global Health | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2020
Abstract
Background: Stay-at-home orders (lockdowns) have been deployed globally to control COVID-19 transmission, and might impair economic conditions and mental health, and exacerbate risk of food insecurity and intimate partner violence. The effect of lockdowns in low-income and middle-income countries must be understood to ensure safe deployment of these interventions in less affluent settings. We aimed to determine the immediate impact of COVID-19 lockdown orders on women and their families in rural Bangladesh. Methods: An interrupted time series was used to compare data collected from families in Rupganj upazila, rural Bangladesh (randomly selected from participants in a randomised controlled t..
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Funding Acknowledgements
National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia. The work was conducted at the International Center for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh. We thank all the participants in this study for their contribution during this difficult time. We thank the International Center for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh, field team for contacting the participants and collecting the data. This work was supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (grant numbers GNT1103262, GNT1159151 and GNT1158696). The International Center for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh, is also grateful to the Governments of Bangladesh, Canada, Sweden, and the UK for providing core or unrestricted support.