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

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  • Tabassum Rahman
  • M D Golam Hasnain
  • Asad Islam

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

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  • Tabassum Rahman & M D Golam Hasnain & Asad Islam, 2021. "Food insecurity and mental health of women during COVID-19: Evidence from a developing country," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(7), pages 1-18, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0255392
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255392
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    1. Jawwad Muhammad Shujaat & Muhammad Akram Riaz & Muhammad Naveed Riaz & Masud Akhtar & Muhammad Iqbal Chaudhry, 2022. "Impact of Behavioral and Psychosocial Factors on Relapse among Persons with Substance Use Disorder," International Journal of Innovations in Science & Technology, 50sea, vol. 4(6), pages 50-56, September.
    2. Cho,Yoonyoung & Molina,Teresa Sacro, 2024. "The Importance of Existing Social Protection Programs for Mental Health in Pandemic Times," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10669, The World Bank.
    3. Fiala, Lenka & Kjelsrud, Anders & Kujansuu, Essi & Brodeur, Abel, 2025. "Comment on "Food insecurity and mental health of women during COVID-19: Evidence from a developing country" by Rahman et al," I4R Discussion Paper Series 210, The Institute for Replication (I4R).
    4. Brodeur, Abel & Fiala, Lenka & Fitzgerald, Jack & Kujansuu, Essi & Valenta, David & Rogeberg, Ole & Bensch, Gunther, 2025. "A Comment on “Improving Women’s Mental Health During a Pandemic”," IZA Discussion Papers 17782, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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