Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Livelihoods and Social Support Mechanisms in Selected Regions of Tanzania: A Qualitative Study
The findings from this study demonstrates how COVID-19 mitigation strategies significantly disrupted the social and economic fabric of the communities studied. We recommend that future pandemic preparedness plans should prioritize the implementation of comprehensive support programs for at-risk households and enact price controls on essential goods to protect the most vulnerable from economic hardship.
Authors
- Giuliano Russo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2716-369X)
- Mark Urassa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0257-6938)
- Elizabeth H. Shayo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9131-1784)
- Nahya Khamis Nassor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8022-030X)
- Leonard E. G. Mboera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5746-3776)
- David McCoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7305-8594)
- Mtumwa Bakari
- Peter Mangesho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0067-8375)
- Kevin Deane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5421-9815)
- Esther Ngadaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4540-5637)
- Mohamed Seif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4181-1873)
- Blandina Theophil Mmbaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5550-1916)
Institutions
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- The Open University (GB)
- Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance (TZ)
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (TZ)
- National Institute for Medical Research (TZ)
- Sokoine University of Agriculture (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- East African Health Research Journal
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.24248/eahrj.v9i1.822
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00