Kithiia Justus, Wanyonyi Innocent, Maina Joseph, Jefwa Titus, Gamoyo Majambo
Coastal and Marine Resources Development (COMRED), Kenya.
School for Field Studies- MA, United States.
Data Brief. 2020 Dec;33:106317. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106317. Epub 2020 Sep 18.
The novel corona virus disease (Covid-19) outbreak has caused great uncertainty in all spheres of human life. The experience has been incredibly humbling given that no country or section of society, regardless of its wealth or status, has been spared. The pandemic is not only a health crisis, but is also having serious damaging effects on societies, economies and vulnerable groups. Timely response is necessary in order to alleviate human suffering and to prevent irreversible destruction of livelihoods. This paper provides preliminary data on the socio-economic impacts of Covid-19 in the coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya, at the time of government-imposed curfews and cessation of movement. We conducted online surveys for two weeks during the restrictions period. The data was collected using online questionnaires directed at the city residents. The data highlights the mobile gender gap resulting from gender inequalities, residents' reliance on the government for Covid-19 information but lack of trust for government interventions, inadequate provisions of essential services, and the residents' lack of preparedness to tackle similar challenges in the future.
新型冠状病毒病（Covid-19）疫情给人类生活的各个领域都带来了极大的不确定性。鉴于无论哪个国家或社会阶层，无论其财富或地位如何，都未能幸免，这一经历令人无比谦卑。这场大流行不仅是一场健康危机，还对社会、经济和弱势群体产生了严重的破坏影响。为了减轻人类痛苦并防止生计遭受不可逆转的破坏，及时做出应对是必要的。本文提供了在肯尼亚沿海城市蒙巴萨实施政府宵禁和行动限制期间，Covid-19对社会经济影响的初步数据。在限制期内，我们进行了为期两周的在线调查。数据通过针对城市居民的在线问卷收集。数据突出了性别不平等导致的移动性别差距、居民对政府提供Covid-19信息的依赖但对政府干预缺乏信任、基本服务供应不足，以及居民对未来应对类似挑战缺乏准备。
