https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220401094855.htm
The study from the University of California San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy finds that women whose social position may make them more vulnerable those with daughters and those living in female-headed households experienced even larger declines in mental health as a result of lockdowns.
For surveyed women, moving from zero to average levels of lockdowns is associated with a 38 percent increase in depression, a 44 percent increase in anxiety and a 73 percent increase in exhaustion.
"Not having access to access to work and socialization outside the home can be very detrimental for women's mental health in developing countries," said study co-author Gaurav Khanna, assistant professor of economics at the School of Global Policy and Strategy.
The pandemic resulted in dramatic losses of income for women. In the survey, roughly 25 percent of households reduced the number of meals consumed, compared to a normal month. However, these declines primarily impacted women because in many cultures throughout the developing world, women's food intake is the first be limited when food is scarce.