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Health Care Women Int ; 41(11-12): 1370-1383, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1263586

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Women are normally self-employed in businesses involving buying and selling of goods. Such businesses were severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic lock-down. The researchers explored the impact the of COVID-19 lockdown on self-employed women. The researchers used a qualitative approach. Interviews were used to collect data. Forty participants took part in the study. The data was thematically analyzed. The researchers found that participants were affected by Inadequate food supplies, Hopelessness to revive business, Poor access to health services, Psychological trauma, Defaulting medications, and Challenges of keeping children indoors. There is need to provide social and economic support to self-employed women.


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COVID-19/economics , Developing Countries/economics , Employment/economics , Quarantine/economics , Adult , COVID-19/epidemiology , Female , Food Insecurity , Humans , Middle Aged , Qualitative Research , SARS-CoV-2 , Stress, Psychological , Young Adult , Zambia/epidemiology
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