Health Status and Household Consumption during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case of Rural Communities in Delta State, Nigeria.
Author(s):
Obukohwo Oba Efayena and Enoh Hilda Olele
Article history:
Received: Jan 22, 2021
Accepted:Feb 09, 2024
Abstract:
With the global tremors orchestrated by the emerging and ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, consumption
level at the macroeconomic level has been greatly altered as seen by huge government expenditure
and financial indulgences following the easing of lockdowns, although much is yet to be done at the
microeconomic level especially as regards households. This study seeks to examine the impact of health
status on household consumption during the pandemic. Using data of rural communities in Delta State
Nigeria, the specified probit model showed that ill-health has drastically reduced the consumption level
of households, thus re-emphasizing the need to design and implement households-oriented economic
policies to cushion the effects of the pandemic.
Keywords:
Covid, Household, Health, Pandemic, Consumption.
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