Factors Associated with Financial Security, Food Security and Quality of Daily Lives of Residents in Nigeria during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan, Olanrewaju Ibigbami, Maha El Tantawi, Brandon Brown, Nourhan M. Aly, Oliver Ezechi, Giuliana Florencia Abeldaño, Eshrat Ara, Martin Amogre Ayanore, Passent Ellakany, Balgis Gaffar, Nuraldeen Maher Al-Khanati, Ifeoma Idigbe, Anthonia Omotola Ishabiyi, Mohammed Jafer, Abeedha Tu-Allah Khan, Zumama Khalid, Folake Barakat Lawal, Joanne Lusher, Ntombifuthi P. Nzimande, Bamidele Emmanuel Osamika, Mir Faeq Ali Quadri, Mark Roque, Ala’a B. Al-Tammemi, Muhammad Abrar Yousaf, Jorma I. Virtanen, Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga, Joseph Chukwudi Okeibunor and Annie Lu Nguyen
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Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Olanrewaju Ibigbami: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Maha El Tantawi: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Brandon Brown: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Nourhan M. Aly: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Oliver Ezechi: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Giuliana Florencia Abeldaño: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Eshrat Ara: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Martin Amogre Ayanore: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Passent Ellakany: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Balgis Gaffar: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Nuraldeen Maher Al-Khanati: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Ifeoma Idigbe: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Anthonia Omotola Ishabiyi: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Mohammed Jafer: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Abeedha Tu-Allah Khan: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Zumama Khalid: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Folake Barakat Lawal: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Joanne Lusher: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Ntombifuthi P. Nzimande: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Bamidele Emmanuel Osamika: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Mir Faeq Ali Quadri: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Mark Roque: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Ala’a B. Al-Tammemi: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Muhammad Abrar Yousaf: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Jorma I. Virtanen: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Joseph Chukwudi Okeibunor: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria
Annie Lu Nguyen: Mental Health and Wellness Study Group, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 15, 1-13

Abstract: An online survey was conducted to identify factors associated with financial insecurity, food insecurity and poor quality of daily lives of adults in Nigeria during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The associations between the outcome (experience of financial loss, changes in food intake and impact of the pandemic on daily lives) and the explanatory (age, sex, education level, anxiety, depression, HIV status) variables were determined using logistic regression analysis. Of the 4439 respondents, 2487 (56.0%) were financially insecure, 907 (20.4%) decreased food intake and 4029 (90.8%) had their daily life negatively impacted. Males (AOR:0.84), people who felt depressed (AOR:0.62) and people living with HIV -PLHIV- (AOR:0.70) had significantly lower odds of financial insecurity. Older respondents (AOR:1.01) had significantly higher odds of financial insecurity. Those depressed (AOR:0.62) and PLHIV (AOR:0.55) had significantly lower odds of reporting decreased food intake. Respondents who felt anxious (AOR:0.07), depressed (AOR: 0.48) and who were PLHIV (AOR:0.68) had significantly lower odds of reporting a negative impact of the pandemic on their daily lives. We concluded the study findings may reflect a complex relationship between financial insecurity, food insecurity, poor quality of life, mental health, and socioeconomic status of adults living in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; economic security; depression; anxiety; financial security; pandemic; HIV; AIDS; Nigeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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