Livelihood challenges and healthcare-seeking behavior of fishermen amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in the Sundarbans mangrove forest of Bangladesh

Prevalence and determinants of internet addiction among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: An online cross-sectional study

“…A pre-COVID-19 study indicated that living with family members reduced the possibilities of PIU ( Hassan et al, 2020 ). In this study, interestingly, it was found that the risk of IA was lower among people living away from families during the COVID-19 pandemic; this could be because people living away from families might have been engaged in income-generating activities (IGAs) or alternative livelihood opportunities (ALOs) to survive during the hardship of the pandemic ( Ela et al, 2021 ; Hossain et al, 2021 ). Some were frustrated over the uncertainty of life and livelihood ( Ela et al, 2021 ), and such a mental state might have reduced the risk of IA among adults living away from families in Bangladesh.…”

“…In this study, it was observed that older people were less likely to be addicted to the internet than younger people. Because older adults in Bangladesh were more engaged in securing necessities for their family members, despite the imposition of social distancing ( Hossain et al 2021 ), they had relatively fewer chances to become entangled with the internet. In contrast, younger adults have experienced a rapid increase in internet use for academic purposes ( Ela et al, 2021 ; Hossain et al, 2022b ) as well as for entertainment, including gaming, gambling, and pornography viewing ( Gjoneska et al, 2022 ), due to prolonged home confinement.…”

“…The prevalence and risk of IA were significantly lower among rural adults than among their urban counterparts. A possible reason could be that rural people were economically hardest hit by the imposition of regional, national, and international bans on transporting agricultural products, which created an imbalance between demands for daily necessities and earning opportunities (Halim, Mridha, Nasrin, Islam, & Hossain, in press; Hossain et al, 2021 );. thus, it would have been nearly impossible for these already marginalized rural people to spend money on the internet over other necessities, especially food and medicine.…”

“…A previous study on university students in Bangladesh documented a strong association between mental health conditions with poor sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic ( Ahammed et al, 2021 ). Uncertainty over academic and professional life ( Cao et al, 2020 ; Ela et al, 2021 ) together with engagement in IGAs or ALOs ( Ela et al, 2021 ; Hossain et al, 2021 ) to meet the demands for daily necessities ( Halim et al, in press ) might have affected the sleep quality and prevent the Bangladeshi adults from becoming addicted to the internet.…”

Covid-19 Opens up domestic market for Indian shrimp

“…Info-graphs to represent data to track the movement of absolute prices in the three states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat were developed ( Pitcher, 2001 ; Sohn et al, 2021 ). Case studies approach were used to describe the hardships and the resilience of the shrimp farmers when confronted with the covid-19 pandemic protocols, restrictions and its subsequent relaxation ( Parisi and Bekier, 2021 ; Hossain et al, 2022 ).…”