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COVID-19 through the Lens of Seasonal Agriculture in South Asia
75% of the world's poor reside in rural areas where the local economy is tied to agriculture. We interpret new panel data on COVID-19 from Nepal and Bangladesh in relation to agricultural ...
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COVID-19 and Mental Health in 8 Low- And Middle-Income Countries: A Prospective Cohort Study
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and associated mitigation policies created a global economic and health crisis of unprecedented depth and scale, raising the estimated prevalence of depression by more than a ...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Year of Publication: 2021
Widespread acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines is crucial for achieving sufficient immunization coverage to end the global pandemic, yet few studies have investigated COVID-19 vaccination attitudes in lower-income countries, where large-scale vaccination is ...
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Nepali Women’s Labour Migration: Between Protection and Proscription
Year of Publication: 2019
With the increase in female migration, especially in the domestic sector, and accompanying reports of worker exploitation and abuse, labour-sending countries are grappling with the question of how to protect these workers. ...
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Migration Planning Among Female Prospective Labour Migrants from Nepal: A Comparison of First‐Time and Repeat‐Migrants
Year of Publication: 2018
As international female labour migration has increased, so too have efforts to prevent the exploitation of labour migrants. However, evidence to underpin prevention efforts remains limited, with little known about labour migrants’ ...
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What is the prevalence of and associations with forced labour experiences among male migrants from Dolakha, Nepal? Findings from a crosssectional study of returnee migrants
Year of Publication: 2017
Objectives Growing numbers of people are migrating outside their country for work, and many experience precarious conditions, which have been linked to poor physical and mental health. While international dialogue on human ...
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When the Men Are Away: Migration and Women’s Participation in Nepal’s Community Forestry
Year of Publication: 2017
Studies of migration and gender have focused mostly on changes at the household level, where they have found women’s experience to be mixed, with greater autonomy in decision-making but also a greater ...
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