| Author(s) |
World Bank Group Altai Consulting Tusmo (Somalia) |
| Date |
2021-03-01 |
| Country |
Somalia |
| Language |
English |
| Description |
This brief summarizes the findings of the second round of the Somali High-Frequency Phone Survey (SHFPS II) conducted in January 2021. The SHFPS has been designed and conducted to monitor the evolving socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Somali households and to inform policy responses and interventions. The survey covers important and relevant topics, including knowledge of COVID-19 and adoption of preventative behaviors, economic activity and income sources, access to basic goods and services, and exposure to shocks and coping mechanisms. |
| Table of contents |
This introduction presents the survey methodology, as well as implementation details of the data collection. A profile of the interviewed households is presented in Section 2. Section 3 discusses knowledge and behavior around COVID-19. Section 4 summarizes the impacts of COVID-19 on employment and income sources. Access to basic goods and services is discussed in Section 5, and Section 6 covers exposure to shocks and coping mechanisms. The brief ends with a short summary of the main findings and policy recommendations (Section 7) of the report. |
| Download |
https://datacatalog.ihsn.org//catalog/9906/download/97423 |
