Submission Date
7-17-2024
Document Type
Paper
Department
Computer Science
Faculty Mentor
Hugo Montesinos-Yufa
Project Description
While COVID lockdown measures have had varying effects on the mental health of different demographics, several bodies of research have noted their disparate effect on women. Why is women's mental health more negatively impacted by lockdown measures, and how much more are they impacted than men? How can we predict and mitigate these negative effects on women? This paper aims to contribute to answering those questions by comparing COVID stringency measures and their effect on the gap in depression rates between men and women in two neighboring countries: Nicaragua and Honduras.
Recommended Citation
Nagasuru, Thea, "Gender-Specific Mental Health Outcomes in Central America: A Natural Experiment" (2024). Computer Science Summer Fellows. 7.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/comp_sum/7
Open Access
Available to all.
Included in
Applied Statistics Commons, Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Computer Sciences Commons, COVID-19 Commons, Data Science Commons, Longitudinal Data Analysis and Time Series Commons, Other Public Health Commons, Vital and Health Statistics Commons, Women's Health Commons
Comments
Presented during the 26th Annual Summer Fellows Symposium, July 19, 2024 at Ursinus College.
This research has been supported by the Inclusive Data Science and Innovative Research Initiative (IDSIRI) and the Cutler-Quay Grant.