This brief presents findings from a longitudinal study of 1,144 women and 825 men in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study explored the effects of the pandemic in relation to food insecurity, domestic care, paid employment, mental health and household conflict. To study how these effects changed over time, we conducted three rounds of phone surveys, the first from November 2021 to January 2021, the second from March to April 2021, and the third from December 2021 to January 2022.

COVID-19 impacts on women’s well-being: Insights from a longitudinal study in Nigeria