The Early Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security and Livelihood in Vietnam
In April 2020, Vietnam initiated a country-wide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. This secondary data analysis evaluates whether NGO-supported households (n = 3,431) reporting to be severely impacted by the lockdowns differ from those reporting a lesser impact, regarding food availability wit...
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| description | In April 2020, Vietnam initiated a country-wide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. This secondary data analysis evaluates whether NGO-supported households (n = 3,431) reporting to be severely impacted by the lockdowns differ from those reporting a lesser impact, regarding food availability within households and at markets and affordability. 19.2% of respondents indicated that the pandemic had severely impacted their livelihoods. In the severely impacted group, there was a higher percentage of urban residents (25.3 vs. 8.6%; p < 0.001), households reporting decreased income (85.4 vs. 39.9%), and females (56.4 vs. 45.6%; p < 0.001) than in the less impacted group. Both groups reported similar availabilities of staple food groups at the household-level, but the availability of green vegetables was lower in the severely affected group (Adjusted OR [aOR] = 0.62, 95% CI: 0.38, 1.00) than in the less affected group. However, local market availability of hygiene items (aOR = 1.64, 95% CI: 1.13, 2.39) and essential medicines (aOR = 1.80, 95% CI: 1.29, 2.50) were higher for the more impacted group relative to the less impacted group. While the self-reported livelihood impact of COVID-19 was associated with a loss of income, the association of indicators of food availability within households and at markets, and essential item affordability, did not frequently differ. Self-determination of a severe economic impact may represent a relative change in the household's socioeconomic status from before the pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e9802eba5015461cb7e6e06831aa06302022-12-21T22:55:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2571-581X2021-11-01510.3389/fsufs.2021.739140739140The Early Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security and Livelihood in VietnamAlec Aaron0Anurima Baidya1Jun Wang2Christabel Chan3Erica Wetzler4Yunhee Kang5Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United StatesJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United StatesJohns Hopkins School of Education, Baltimore, MD, United StatesWorld Vision Asia Pacific Regional Office, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR ChinaWorld Vision US, Seattle, WA, United StatesDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United StatesIn April 2020, Vietnam initiated a country-wide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. This secondary data analysis evaluates whether NGO-supported households (n = 3,431) reporting to be severely impacted by the lockdowns differ from those reporting a lesser impact, regarding food availability within households and at markets and affordability. 19.2% of respondents indicated that the pandemic had severely impacted their livelihoods. In the severely impacted group, there was a higher percentage of urban residents (25.3 vs. 8.6%; p < 0.001), households reporting decreased income (85.4 vs. 39.9%), and females (56.4 vs. 45.6%; p < 0.001) than in the less impacted group. Both groups reported similar availabilities of staple food groups at the household-level, but the availability of green vegetables was lower in the severely affected group (Adjusted OR [aOR] = 0.62, 95% CI: 0.38, 1.00) than in the less affected group. However, local market availability of hygiene items (aOR = 1.64, 95% CI: 1.13, 2.39) and essential medicines (aOR = 1.80, 95% CI: 1.29, 2.50) were higher for the more impacted group relative to the less impacted group. While the self-reported livelihood impact of COVID-19 was associated with a loss of income, the association of indicators of food availability within households and at markets, and essential item affordability, did not frequently differ. Self-determination of a severe economic impact may represent a relative change in the household's socioeconomic status from before the pandemic.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.739140/fullCOVID-19food securitylivelihoodsfood availabilityfood affordabilitymarket accessibility |
| spellingShingle | Alec Aaron Anurima Baidya Jun Wang Christabel Chan Erica Wetzler Yunhee Kang The Early Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security and Livelihood in Vietnam Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems COVID-19 food security livelihoods food availability food affordability market accessibility |
| title | The Early Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security and Livelihood in Vietnam |
| title_full | The Early Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security and Livelihood in Vietnam |
| title_fullStr | The Early Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security and Livelihood in Vietnam |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Early Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security and Livelihood in Vietnam |
| title_short | The Early Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security and Livelihood in Vietnam |
| title_sort | early impacts of covid 19 on food security and livelihood in vietnam |
| topic | COVID-19 food security livelihoods food availability food affordability market accessibility |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.739140/full |
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