Livelihood and health vulnerabilities of forest resource-dependent communities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in southwestern regions of Bangladesh

Lima, Taposhi Rabya; Ela, Mahfuza Zaman; Khan, Lubaba; Shovo, Taufiq-E-Ahmed; Hossain, Tanvir; Jahan, Nusrat; Rahman, Khandkar‐Siddikur; Ahsan, Md. Nazmul; Islam, Md. Nazrul

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“…As of June 2022, around 6.3 million people have died of COVID-19, and it has infected over 533 million people worldwide (4). Healthcare systems were overwhelmed with infected and suspected COVID-19 patients in both developed and developing countries, leading to disarray in social, economic, educational, and political systems (5)(6)(7) and burdening the mental health of individuals, families, communities, societies, and countries across the world (8,9).…”

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Mental Health Status of Teachers During the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Web-Based Study in Bangladesh

Hossain

Islam²,

Jahan³

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Front. Psychiatry

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BackgroundFollowing the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Bangladesh implemented strict non-therapeutic measures, i.e., “social distancing,” “lockdown,” “work from home,” in the first quarter of 2020. Like other professionals, teachers at schools, colleges and universities were confined within households. However, the introduction of online education imposed an additional burden on teachers along with growing household responsibilities, thus, affecting their psychological state.AimsThis study was aimed to explore the prevalence of mental health problems among teachers in Bangladesh and to identify the associated risk factors.MethodsThis web-based cross-sectional study was conducted during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. Data were collected from 381 teachers working at schools, colleges, and universities between 01 August and 29 August 2021 by administering a self-reported e-questionnaire using Google Form, where the mental health of teachers was assessed by depression, anxiety, and stress scale. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics (Version 26) and STATA Version 16, and multiple linear regression was executed to predict mental health problems among teachers.ResultsThe findings indicate that the overall prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among teachers was 35.4%, 43.7%, and 6.6%, respectively. The prevalence was higher among male and older teachers than among their female and younger colleagues. The findings further showed that place of residence, institution, self-reported health, usage of social and electronic media, and fear of COVID-19 significantly influenced the mental health status of teachers.ConclusionIt is strongly recommended that the government and policymakers provide proper mental health services to teachers in order to reduce mental health problems and thus sustain the quality of education during and after the pandemic.

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Mental Health Status of Teachers During the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Web-Based Study in Bangladesh

Hossain

Islam²,

Jahan³

et al. 2022

Front. Psychiatry

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“…However, harvesting and marketing of forest honey and farmers livelihoods are affected by social restrictions. Moreover, they experience difficulties harvesting and utilizing forest honey due to limited marketing distribution channels (Hossain et al 2020;BBS, 2020;Al-Naggar et al 2020;Lima et al, 2021). This builds livelihood pressures that drive economic hardship and increasing poverty (Laudari et al 2021;Davila et al 2021).…”

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“…It has affected various sectors of life (Rowan and Galanakis, 2020), especially the source of livelihood, food value chain, income, basic needs fulfillment, and public health (Shammi et al 2020;Tamru et al 2020;Brickell et al 2020;Sharma & Mahendru, 2020;Oncini et al 2020;Paudel, 2020;Anon, 2020;Corlett et al 2020;Taylor, 2020;Berretta et al 2020;Rowan and Laffey, 2020;Wannaprasert and Choenkwan, 2021). The conceptual framework (Figure 1) explores the human-forest relationship through habitat management, farmer institutions, harvesting, marketing, and livelihoods during the COVID-19 pandemic (Chao, 2012;Gentle et al 2020;Hossain et al 2020;Al-Naggar et al 2020;BBS, 2020;Mohan et al 2021;Lima et al 2021;Laudari et al 2021;Davila et al 2021). This relationship has changed due to social restriction policies during the pandemic, especially on transportation access, goods distribution, marketing networks, and community social activities.…”

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“…This is because they have social capital, understand community conditions, and assist their members in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic (Gentle et al 2020). The forest honey harvesting variable is affected mainly by access restrictions with implications for its harvesting and utilization (Hossain et al 2020;Al-Naggar et al 2020;Lima et al 2021). This includes marketing constraints due to limited product distribution during the pandemic (BBS, 2020;Lima et al, 2021).…”

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“…The forest honey harvesting variable is affected mainly by access restrictions with implications for its harvesting and utilization (Hossain et al 2020;Al-Naggar et al 2020;Lima et al 2021). This includes marketing constraints due to limited product distribution during the pandemic (BBS, 2020;Lima et al, 2021). Consequently, limited marketing affects livelihood sources, increasing economic hardship and poverty.…”

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