Firoz Ahmed

Khulna University
Firoz Ahmed

Firoz Ahmed is Associate Professor in Economics at Khulna University in Bangladesh. His research interests are primarily in the areas of applied microeconomics, development economics, behavioural economics, and environmental economics. His recent research focusses on health, agriculture, migration, environment, and disaster management. He has published in several international journals including Food Policy, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, and Migration and Development.

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कोविड-19 और मानसिक स्वास्थ्य: टेलीकाउंसलिंग के माध्यम से महिलाओं की मानसिक स्थिति में सुधार लाना

कोविड-19 जैसी सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य आपात स्थिति के कारण परिवार में निम्न सामाजिक-आर्थिक स्थिति, देखभाल की अधिक जिम्मेदारियां, और जीवन-साथी द्वारा हिंसा के खतरे के चलते महिलाओं में मानसिक स्वास्थ्य की समस्याएं उत्पन्न होती हैं। ग्रामीण बांग्लादेश में किये गए एक क्षेत्रीय अध्ययन के आधार पर, यह लेख दर्शाता है कि संसाधन के अभाव वाले सेटिंग्स में कम लागत वाला टेलीकाउंसलिंग हस्तक्षेप महिलाओं के मानसिक स्वास्थ्य में प्रभावी रूप से सुधार ला सकता है।

05 October 2021
Human Development
Human Development

Covid-19 and mental health: Improving women’s mental well-being via telecounselling

Public health emergencies such as Covid-19 disproportionally cause mental health problems among women due to factors such as their inferior socioeconomic position in the household, greater care responsibilities, and risk of intimate partner violence. Based on a field study in rural Bangladesh, this article shows that a low-cost telecounselling intervention can effectively improve women’s mental health in resource-poor settings.

21 September 2021
Human Development
Human Development
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