Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and a supertyphoon: A quantitative study in Cebu, Philippines

Michelle Ylade, Bipin Adhikari, Maria Vinna Crisostomo, Jedas Veronical Daag, Anna Maureen Cuachin, March Helena Lopez, Angela Macasero, Kristal An Agrupis and Jacqueline Deen

PLOS Global Public Health, 2024, vol. 4, issue 12, 1-18

Abstract: Pandemics and natural disasters are recognized to cause major disruptions. The main objective of this study was to explore the impacts of COVID-19 and supertyphoon Odette in Cebu, Philippines. A total of 2630 participants were interviewed exploring the impacts of COVID-19 and supertyphoon Odette. The majority of the respondents (2486/2630; 94.5%) had financial problems due to COVID-19. Almost three out of four respondents (1962/2630; 74.6%) experienced moderate to severe impact on their mental health. Almost a third of the respondents (874/2630; 33.2%) reported moderate to severe impact on their physical well-being, mostly related to weight-related disorders. Almost half of the respondents (1248/2630; 47.5%) experienced moderate to severe impacts on their relationships with family members, relatives, friends and neighbors. More than two-thirds of the respondents (1673/2360; 63.6%) reported moderate to severe financial problems due to supertyphoon Odette. Households who were financially impacted by Supertyphoon Odette were more likely not have recently migrated to their current residence (p

Date: 2024
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