Psychological Distress One Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic : Results from the Fifth Round of the Household High-Frequency Monitoring Survey (HFS) in Sudan
The outbreak of COVID-19 coincided with a period of significant economic, social, and political challenges in Sudan. The most significant of these were related to the recent establishment of a transitional government in August 2019 after the fall o...
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okr-10986-378142022-08-03T05:10:43Z Psychological Distress One Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic : Results from the Fifth Round of the Household High-Frequency Monitoring Survey (HFS) in Sudan Farfán, Gabriela Gayoso de Ervin, Lyliana Osman, Eiman Aziz, Azza Ahmed Abdel PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS ANXIETY COVID-19 ECONOMIC FACTORS MENTAL HEALTH The outbreak of COVID-19 coincided with a period of significant economic, social, and political challenges in Sudan. The most significant of these were related to the recent establishment of a transitional government in August 2019 after the fall of the ruling regime due to the revolution that started in December 2018 and succeeded in toppling the government in April 2019. But the optimism around the political developments were accompanied by marked fluctuations in the economy that were further exacerbated by the pandemic. Between March 2020 (the first wave of the pandemic) and June 2021 (the time of this survey) inflation went from 81.64 percent to 412.75 percent, and the Sudanese pound severely depreciated. While the government introduced a package of reforms aiming at restoring macro-economic stability, soaring commodity prices and shortages of power and fuel, are some of the economic challenges that fueled social and political unrest during this period. The first COVID-19 case in Sudan was confirmed on March 13 of 2020, and soon after, cases started to increase. As in many developing countries, evidence suggests that COVID-19 exposure was significantly more prevalent than that indicated by officially reported cases. The speed of propagation of the coronavirus and the uncertainty around how to prevent it led to the implementation of different preventive and control measures in the first quarter of 2020, including restrictions on activities and the promotion of preventative health measures. 3,4 The government implemented two lockdowns aiming to restrict mobility. The first lockdown implemented from March to June 2020 was strict. Initially it only allowed activity until 10am, and it gradually extended to 1pm and eventually to 6pm. The second lockdown (September - December) was more lax. Furthermore, adherence to the timeframes set by the government was highly correlated with socio-economic status. Middle-class segments of Sudanese society were able to comply more readily than their less economically privileged counterparts. As a result, only the major thoroughfares were empty. In contrast, gatherings, public prayers, social life, and market congregations were largely maintained in neighborhoods of lower socioeconomic status. 2022-08-02T19:05:23Z 2022-08-02T19:05:23Z 2022-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099635007272214729/P1741680cb2d430c80a5b20cbc9bc3c9f62 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37814 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Knowledge Notes Knowledge Notes :: Miscellaneous Knowledge Notes Africa Sudan |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS ANXIETY COVID-19 ECONOMIC FACTORS MENTAL HEALTH Farfán, Gabriela Gayoso de Ervin, Lyliana Osman, Eiman Aziz, Azza Ahmed Abdel Psychological Distress One Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic : Results from the Fifth Round of the Household High-Frequency Monitoring Survey (HFS) in Sudan |
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The outbreak of COVID-19 coincided
with a period of significant economic, social, and political
challenges in Sudan. The most significant of these were
related to the recent establishment of a transitional
government in August 2019 after the fall of the ruling
regime due to the revolution that started in December 2018
and succeeded in toppling the government in April 2019. But
the optimism around the political developments were
accompanied by marked fluctuations in the economy that were
further exacerbated by the pandemic. Between March 2020 (the
first wave of the pandemic) and June 2021 (the time of this
survey) inflation went from 81.64 percent to 412.75 percent,
and the Sudanese pound severely depreciated. While the
government introduced a package of reforms aiming at
restoring macro-economic stability, soaring commodity prices
and shortages of power and fuel, are some of the economic
challenges that fueled social and political unrest during
this period. The first COVID-19 case in Sudan was confirmed
on March 13 of 2020, and soon after, cases started to
increase. As in many developing countries, evidence suggests
that COVID-19 exposure was significantly more prevalent than
that indicated by officially reported cases. The speed of
propagation of the coronavirus and the uncertainty around
how to prevent it led to the implementation of different
preventive and control measures in the first quarter of
2020, including restrictions on activities and the promotion
of preventative health measures. 3,4 The government
implemented two lockdowns aiming to restrict mobility. The
first lockdown implemented from March to June 2020 was
strict. Initially it only allowed activity until 10am, and
it gradually extended to 1pm and eventually to 6pm. The
second lockdown (September - December) was more lax.
Furthermore, adherence to the timeframes set by the
government was highly correlated with socio-economic status.
Middle-class segments of Sudanese society were able to
comply more readily than their less economically privileged
counterparts. As a result, only the major thoroughfares were
empty. In contrast, gatherings, public prayers, social life,
and market congregations were largely maintained in
neighborhoods of lower socioeconomic status. |
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Farfán, Gabriela Gayoso de Ervin, Lyliana Osman, Eiman Aziz, Azza Ahmed Abdel |
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Farfán, Gabriela Gayoso de Ervin, Lyliana Osman, Eiman Aziz, Azza Ahmed Abdel |
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Psychological Distress One Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic : Results from the Fifth Round of the Household High-Frequency Monitoring Survey (HFS) in Sudan |
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Psychological Distress One Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic : Results from the Fifth Round of the Household High-Frequency Monitoring Survey (HFS) in Sudan |
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Psychological Distress One Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic : Results from the Fifth Round of the Household High-Frequency Monitoring Survey (HFS) in Sudan |
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Psychological Distress One Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic : Results from the Fifth Round of the Household High-Frequency Monitoring Survey (HFS) in Sudan |
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Psychological Distress One Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic : Results from the Fifth Round of the Household High-Frequency Monitoring Survey (HFS) in Sudan |
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psychological distress one year into the covid-19 pandemic : results from the fifth round of the household high-frequency monitoring survey (hfs) in sudan |
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