Mohammed A. Mamun, Irfan Ullah
Highlights • Suicide increment during and afterwards a pandemic is highly common.• This study reports COVID-19 suicide cases in Pakistan for the first time.• Most of the suicides occur due to lockdown-related economic recession.• Fear of infection is the second suicide contributing factor.• Lockdown...
Eugenio Proto, Climent Quintana‐Domeque
We use the UK Household Longitudinal Study and compare pre-COVID-19 pandemic (2017-2019) and during-COVID-19 pandemic data (April 2020) for the same group of individuals to assess and quantify changes in mental health as measured by changes in the GHQ-12 (General Health Questionnaire), among ethnic ...
Stephen S Lim, Rachel L Updike, Alexander S. Kaldjian, Ryan M Barber et al.
BACKGROUND: Human capital is recognised as the level of education and health in a population and is considered an important determinant of economic growth. The World Bank has called for measurement and annual reporting of human capital to track and motivate investments in health and education and en...
Kamaldeep Bhui, Stephen Stansfeld, Kwame McKenzie, Saffron Karlsen et al.
OBJECTIVES: We measured perceived discrimination and its association with common mental disorders among workers in the United Kingdom. METHODS: We conducted a secondary analysis of a national sample of 6 ethnic groups (n=2054). Discrimination was measured as reports of insults; unfair treatment at w...
Dominic O’Sullivan, Mubarak Rahamathulla, Manohar Pawar
This article describes and discusses the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Australia, its impact on people and the economy and policy responses to these impacts. It discusses the implications of these responses for post-pandemic recovery, though noting that the country’s response to the coronavi...
Francesco Chirico, Gabriella Nucera, Nicola Magnavita
We believe that Bangladesh has lacked coordinated policy decision and enforcement measures to curtail COVID-19 transmission thus far. We urge policy makers to follow WHO guidance and observe other countries' experiences, which point to a strategy of acting decisively, quickly, and early, well before...
Lucinda Platt, Ross Warwick
The economic and public health crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed existing inequalities between ethnic groups in England and Wales, as well as creating new ones. We draw on current mortality and case data, alongside pre-crisis labour force data, to investigate the relative vulnerabi...
Richard Berthoud
It has been known for many years that Britain's ethnic minorities suffer disadvantage in employment. Recent findings have, however, shown a gap between the experiences of different minority groups. Indians and Chinese have employment rates and earnings levels similar to those of white members of the...
Christian Dustmann, Francesca Fabbri
Abstract The main objective of this paper is to provide a comprehensive description of the economic outcomes and performance of Britain's immigrant communities today and over the last two decades. We distinguish between males and females and, where possible and meaningful, between immigrants of diff...
Roger Mac Ginty, Orla T. Muldoon, Neil Ferguson
In 1998 a historic agreement, commonly known as the Belfast or Good Friday Agreement, formed the basis of a negotiated settlement for the future of Northern Ireland. Since that time the level of violence in Northern Ireland has reduced but many problematic issues related to governance, sectarianism,...
Bent Greve, Paula Blomquist, Bjørn Hvinden, Minna van Gerven
Nordic welfare states are known for their universalistic and all-encompassing approach to welfare and having a long tradition for active labour market policy as tool in economic crises with adverse impact on employment. They have had a long tradition for strong egalitarian approaches and their resid...
Rajendra Baikady, S. M. Sajid, Jarosław Przeperski, Varoshini Nadesan et al.
Emma Wadsworth, Kamaldeep Dhillon, Christine Shaw, Kamaldeep Bhui et al.
BACKGROUND: Previous research has suggested higher work stress among minority ethnic workers. AIMS: To determine levels of work stress in three ethnic groups, consider the contribution of racial discrimination to the groups' profiles of occupational and demographic associations with stress, and asse...
Muhammad Zakir Hossin
The large-scale international migration in the 21st century has emerged as a major threat to the global health equity movement. Not only has the volume of migration substantially increased but also the patterns of migration have become more complex. This paper began by focusing on the drivers of int...
Mohammed A. Mamun, Shaila Akter, Imran Hossain, Mohammad Thanvir Hasan Faisal et al.
INTRODUCTION Unemployment has a contributory role in the development of mental health problems and in Bangladesh there is increasing unemployment, particularly among youth. Consequently, the present study investigated depression, anxiety, and stress among recent graduates in a multi-city study acros...