Effects of Lockdown on Below Poverty Level People in Vijayawada

Abstract

Background:Poverty is an ever increasing problem in the developing countries . Most of the people below poverty lead a very complicated life due to the lack of money during the lockdown period.Understanding the lockdown effects of the below poverty level people may aid in identifying the problems prevailing in the society and finding solutions to it. The aim of the current study is to explore the lockdown effects of below poverty level people living in vijayawada, Andhrapradesh.

Methods: This is a self-structured questionnaire consisting of 10 questions covering socio-economic challenges, attitude and awareness of the challenges faced by the people below poverty level during the lockdown in 2020.The study was conducted in Vijayawada, Andhra pradesh. Printed questionnaires are supplied among them through social workers for 100 people. The responses are collected and analysedusing SPSS statistical tools for descriptive statistics.

Results: About 50% of the male population and 42% of the female population participated in the survey. The findings suggest that around fifty percent of the population reported that they are aware of the problems faced during the lockdown period and also reported lock down has a high impact in meeting their financial need to be the major problem.

Conclusion: The current survey was done to analyse the awareness of problems faced by people below poverty level. We can conclude that they are aware of the problem but they lack in managing and seeking help.