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  1. Telementoring and homeschooling during school closures
    a randomized experiment in rural Bangladesh
    Author: Hassan, Md. Hashibul; Islam, Asad; Siddique, Abu; Wang, Liang Choon
    Published: October 2023
    Publisher:  IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Germany

    Using a randomized experiment in 200 Bangladeshi villages, we evaluate the impact of an over-the-phone learning support intervention (telementoring) among primary school children and their mothers during Covid-19 school closures. Post-intervention,... more

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    Using a randomized experiment in 200 Bangladeshi villages, we evaluate the impact of an over-the-phone learning support intervention (telementoring) among primary school children and their mothers during Covid-19 school closures. Post-intervention, treated children scored 35% higher on a standardized test, and the homeschooling involvement of treated mothers increased by 22 minutes per day (26%). We also found that the intervention forestalled treated children's learning losses. When we returned to the participants one year later, after schools briefly reopened, we found that the treatment effects had persisted. Academically weaker children benefited the most from the intervention that only cost USD 20 per child.

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
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    hdl: 10419/282652
    Series: Discussion paper series / IZA ; no. 16525
    Subjects: telementoring; homeschooling; COVID-19; school closure; primary education; randomized experiment; rural Bangladesh
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 63 Seiten), Illustrationen
  2. Improving women's mental health during a pandemic
    Author: O'Higgins, Shane Niall; Caro, Luis Pinedo
    Published: October 2021
    Publisher:  IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Germany

    In low-income settings, women are vulnerable to the psychological distress caused by the social and economic impact of large-scale shocks (e.g., pandemics, natural disasters, political). This paper evaluates a randomized over-the-phone counseling... more

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    In low-income settings, women are vulnerable to the psychological distress caused by the social and economic impact of large-scale shocks (e.g., pandemics, natural disasters, political). This paper evaluates a randomized over-the-phone counseling intervention aimed at mitigating the mental health impact of COVID-19 on a sample of 2,402 women across 357 villages in Bangladesh. We find that the provision of mental support to participating women improves their mental health ten months post-intervention, leading to reductions of 20.4% in the prevalence of moderate and severe stress and 32.8% in depression, relative to women in the control group. We also find positive impacts on economic outcomes: household food security and time invested in homeschooling of children, suggesting that improvement in mental health is an important step toward better economic well-being for these women. Finally, we also observe impacts on various other outcomes, including preventive health behavior associated with COVID-19 and vaccination take-up. Our results suggest that this type of low-cost intervention can be effective in providing rapid psychological support to vulnerable groups in times of crises.

     
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    Language: English
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    hdl: 10419/250447
    Series: Discussion paper series / IZA ; no. 14786
    Subjects: mental health; COVID-19; food security; telecounseling; $BVerfasserIn$4aut; parental investment; rural Bangladesh
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 98 Seiten), Illustrationen