Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Financial Health and Food Security: a Survey-Based Analysis

O. Akinleye, Risikat Oladoyin S. Dauda, O. Iwegub, O. Popogbe
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This study investigated the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the health, food security and financial lives of Nigerian households. The data for the study were collected using a questionnaire for 813 households from the six geo-political zones in Nigeria and the results were analysed using descriptive statistics and ordinal logistic regression model. The findings showed that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected households’ personal savings significantly. Majority of the households’ healthcare financing is borne out of their personal income and savings in the absence of a health insurance scheme. Households experiencing worse financial status largely do not have food during the pandemic. Many households have a positive expectation that they will recover from the unfavourable financial condition they are currently experiencing and there is a strong traditional support system existing in the localities during the study period. Food insecurity during the pandemic was significantly occasioned by increases in prices, fall in income and adverse financial well-being. The study thus suggested, among others, the need to urgently enhance the economic and financial well-being of the Nigerian populace to guide against the worsening and devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security in Nigerian households.
COVID-19大流行对金融健康和粮食安全的影响:基于调查的分析
本研究调查了2019冠状病毒病大流行对尼日利亚家庭健康、粮食安全和财务生活的影响。该研究的数据是通过对尼日利亚六个地缘政治区域的813个家庭的问卷调查收集的,并使用描述性统计和有序逻辑回归模型对结果进行分析。调查结果显示,新冠肺炎大流行对家庭个人储蓄产生了重大影响。在没有医疗保险计划的情况下,大多数家庭的医疗保健资金来自他们的个人收入和储蓄。经济状况较差的家庭在疫情期间大多没有食物。许多家庭对他们将从目前所经历的不利财政状况中恢复抱有积极的期望,在研究期间,当地存在着强大的传统支助系统。疫情期间粮食不安全的主要原因是价格上涨、收入下降和财务状况不佳。因此,该研究建议,除其他外,迫切需要加强尼日利亚民众的经济和财政福祉,以应对2019冠状病毒病大流行对尼日利亚家庭粮食安全造成的日益严重的破坏性影响。
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