Study: Mental health of Malaysians during the pandemic must be addressed

How are women coping during the pandemic? Not too well, finds study by UM dons. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

Although no one has been spared the anxiety and emotional fatigue brought on by the coronavirus outbreak, emerging studies have indicated that the pandemic has hit women, especially working mothers, particularly hard.

Keen on finding out the pandemic's impact on the emotional well-being of women in Malaysia, researchers from Universiti Malaya carried out a quantitative study on some 1,700 women to find out how they have been affected and also, what the main causes of their stress and anxiety are.