Data and Code for: Gendered Disparities during the COVID-19 Crisis in Sierra Leone

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Madison Levine, University of Illinois; Niccolò F. Meriggi, International Growth Centre and Wageningen University; Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Yale University; Vasudha Ramakrishna, Boston University; Maarten Voors, Wageningen University; Uday Wadehra, Wageningen University

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Project Description

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The COVID-19 outbreak had severe adverse impacts on the health and the wealth of households in lower-income countries (LICs), and has affected even more severely female-headed households in LICs. Using high-frequency phone surveys in Sierra Leone, we show that female-headed households are likely to rely on cheaper food alternatives (e.g., Cassava) compared to male-headed households and are more food insecure. These effects are more nuanced among the poorest families, owning one or no assets. Furthermore, female-headed households had less access to COVID-19 information and are less likely to adopt preventive measures (e.g., masks and social distancing) at the onset of the pandemic and show greater signs of vaccine hesitancy in the early stages of COVID-19 vaccine campaign.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      I12 Health Behavior
      I14 Health and Inequality
      I15 Health and Economic Development
      I31 General Welfare; Well-Being
      I32 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
      O12 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Rural Sierra Leone


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