Impacts of COVID-19 outbreaks on the lower-income groups and attainments of SDGs: a study of the fast-growing commercial capital city, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Purpose – The emergence of COVID-19 and its spread led to severe social, economic and livelihood impacts around the world. This study documented the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 outbreaks and lockdown on the lower-income groups. Also illustrated the impacts on the attainment of SDGs in the cont...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Emerald Publishing
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment |
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| Online Access: | https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/FEBE-12-2021-0058/full/pdf |
| Summary: | Purpose – The emergence of COVID-19 and its spread led to severe social, economic and livelihood impacts around the world. This study documented the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 outbreaks and lockdown on the lower-income groups. Also illustrated the impacts on the attainment of SDGs in the context of the slums of Chittagong City. Design/methodology/approach – Both qualitative and quantitative data have been collected from the 150 respondents through questionnaire surveys in the slums. Findings – The lockdown led to the decrease of 90% of the respondents' income level and affected the livelihoods of 97.33% of the respondents, with an overall score of 3.22 ± 0.67 on a four-point Likert-type scale. About 96.67% of respondents' psychological conditions have been affected high to extreme, with an overall score of 3.19 ± 0.68. The pandemic affected 74.67% of respondents' food habits, 95.33% of respondents' child education, increased domestic violence and deteriorated social security, basic service facilities and hygiene practices among the slum dwellers. The severity of COVID-19 outbreaks on the lower-income people makes it critical for the government to attain the SDG 1, SDG 2, SDG 3, SDG 4, SDG 5 (Target 5.1, 5.2) SDG 6 and SDG 16. Originality/value – The findings of the study will help governments, policymakers, international organizations to adopt measures to mitigate the effects of the outbreaks. |
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| ISSN: | 2634-2499 2634-2502 |