Tanzania's position on the COVID-19 pandemic

Mfinanga, Sayoki; Mnyambwa, Nicholaus P.; Minja, Daniel T. R.; Ntinginya, Nyanda Elias; Ngadaya, Esther; Makani, Julie; Makubi, Abel

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(21)00678-4

Cited by 49 publications

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“…For instance, in Tanzania, no respondent received government support because the government partly downplayed COVID‐19′s existence (Buguzi, 2021 ). It was further argued that standard policies were untenable in the country for livelihood and food security reasons (Mfinanga et al., 2021 ). Our results corroborate other studies that have also found higher levels of food insecurity during COVID‐19 in other low‐income countries (Durodola et al., 2020 ; Nchanji & Lutomia, 2021 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

COVID‐19 in rural Africa: Food access disruptions, food insecurity and coping strategies in Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania

Tabe‐Ojong¹,

Gebrekidan

Nshakira‐Rukundo

et al. 2022

Agricultural Economics

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This study assesses the extent of COVID‐19‐related food insecurity in Kenya, Tanzania, and Namibia. Using the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale, we measure food insecurity in various dimensions and document several food access disruptions associated with the COVID‐19 pandemic between April and July 2020. Furthermore, we assess the association of COVID‐19 countermeasures with the adoption of various strategies in line with the coping strategies index. We rely on a unique phone survey that followed households who participated in an earlier field‐based survey. First, through Ordinary Least‐Squares and Probit regressions, we show a strong and statistically significant association between COVID‐19 countermeasures and food access disruptions and food insecurity in each of the three countries. We then use a multivariate probit regression model to understand the use of the various coping strategies, including reducing food intake, increasing food search, and relying more on less nutritious foods. We provide evidence on the complementarities and trade‐offs in using these coping strategies. COVID‐19 and related lockdown measures coincided with a deleterious increase in food insecurity in rural Africa.

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COVID‐19 in rural Africa: Food access disruptions, food insecurity and coping strategies in Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania

Tabe‐Ojong¹,

Gebrekidan

Nshakira‐Rukundo

et al. 2022

Agricultural Economics

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“…During the second wave, in the autumn of 2020 [54], when the question of protective devices had been solved and new safety procedures were in place, other problems became evident. Difficulties in relations between doctors and patients' relatives led to a sharp deterioration in public opinion towards doctors, as witnessed by a surge in complaints of malpractice [55]. The availability of effective and rapid screening tests made possible better control of infections, which however continued to affect HCWs, thus reducing the workforce even in sectors where workload was already excessive.…”

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confidence: 99%

One-Year Prospective Study of Occupational Health in the Intensivists of a COVID-19 Hub Hospital

Magnavita¹,

Soave²,

Antonelli³

2021

Preprint

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The COVID-19 pandemic has severely tested the physical and mental health of health care workers (HCWs). The various stages of the epidemic have posed different problems; consequently, only a prospective study can effectively describe the changes in the workers’ health. This repeated cross-sectional study is based on a one-year investigation (spring 2020 to spring 2021) of intensive care physicians in one of the two COVID-19 hub hospitals in Central Italy. Changes in their work activity due to the pandemic were studied anonymously together with their perception of organizational justice, occupational stress, sleep quality, anxiety, depression, burnout, job satisfaction, happiness, and intention to quit. In May-June 2021, one year after the baseline, doctors reported an increased workload, isolation at work and in social life, lack of time for physical activity and meditation and compassion fatigue. Stress was inversely associated with the perception of justice in safety procedures and directly correlated with work isolation. Occupational stress was significantly associated with anxiety, depression, burnout, dissatisfaction, and intention to quit. Procedural justice was significantly associated with happiness. Doctors believed vaccinations would help control the problem; however, this positive attitude had not yet resulted in improved mental health. Doctors reported high levels of distress (73%), sleep problems (28%), anxiety (25%), depression (64%). Interventions to correct the situation are urgently needed.

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“…Yet as evidenced in the NTL imagery, some cities contradict more commonly documented trends of a reduction or suburbanisation of energy consumption. For example, in Dar es Salaam (a city that brightened overall) restrictions on socio-economic activities were relatively light-touch attributed to the political response to the pandemic ( Makoni, 2021 ), coupled with concerns about impacts of lockdown on employment ( Mfinanga et al, 2021 ). In selected cities, patterns also changed considerably over time.…”

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Sensing global changes in local patterns of energy consumption in cities during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic

Rowe¹,

Robinson²,

Patias³

2022

Cities

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Tanzania's position on the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 49 publications

References 2 publications

COVID‐19 in rural Africa: Food access disruptions, food insecurity and coping strategies in Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania

COVID‐19 in rural Africa: Food access disruptions, food insecurity and coping strategies in Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania

One-Year Prospective Study of Occupational Health in the Intensivists of a COVID-19 Hub Hospital

Sensing global changes in local patterns of energy consumption in cities during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic

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