新冠疫情与女性健康：审视心理健康和生育能力的变化。

Silverio-Murillo Adan, Hoehn-Velasco Lauren, Balmori de la Miyar Jose Roberto, Rodríguez Abel

School of Government, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico.

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, United States of America.

Econ Lett. 2021 Feb;199:109729. doi: 10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109729. Epub 2021 Jan 8.

Researchers have speculated that the economic and social consequences of COVID19 will harm women's health. This paper tests this claim in the immediate aftermath of Mexico City's COVID-19 stay-at-home order using call-center data. We use an event-study design to track calls for fertility decisions and mental health. Our findings indicate that mental health worsened during the pandemic. Anxiety calls increased substantially, with the effect being most pronounced for those over 45. Calls related to abortion fell in number, while pregnancy calls remained stable. The abortion effect is most pronounced for women between 15 and 30 and those with a high school degree.

研究人员推测，新冠疫情的经济和社会后果将损害女性健康。本文利用呼叫中心数据，在墨西哥城发布新冠疫情居家令后不久对这一说法进行了验证。我们采用事件研究设计来追踪有关生育决策和心理健康的咨询电话。我们的研究结果表明，在疫情期间心理健康状况恶化。焦虑咨询电话大幅增加，对45岁以上人群的影响最为明显。与堕胎相关的咨询电话数量下降，而与怀孕相关的咨询电话数量保持稳定。堕胎影响在15至30岁的女性以及高中学历的女性中最为明显。