Home Quarantine and its Socio-economic Impact on the Jordanian Society during Covid-19

Authors

D. Al-Malahmeh, The Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, 19392, Philadelphia University, Amman, JordanFollow
A. Khasawneh, Educational Administration, Faculty of Education, 21163, Yarmouk University, Irbid, JordanFollow
L. Akroush, Social Work Department, Faculty of Arts, 11942, University of Jordan, Amman, JordanFollow
S. Shweihat, School of Basic Sciences and Humanities, 11180, German Jordanian University, Madaba, JordanFollow

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused immense suffering in several aspects of human life worldwide. The present study investigates the potential social and economic impacts of Covid-19 on Jordanian society during home quarantine. An online survey was distributed electronically to a sample of (1115) members of the Jordanian society. In the forty-questions, we attempted to examine the impact of the quarantine on the people on the socio-economic level using a 5- point Likert scale. The paper came out with the following findings. First, the members of the Jordanian society are affected more economically than socially; however, Jordanian women are found to be more affected on the social and economic levels. Second, people working in the private sector, daily workers, business owners, retirees and the unemployed are more adversely affected economically than those working in the governmental (public) sector. We offer a set of recommendations, foremost of which is to cease the closure of childcare centres (nurseries and kindergartens) to safeguard womens economic participation and augment its ratio and to safeguard the limited gains of women. In addition, to support the workers in the private sector and daily workers during the pandemic. It recommended conducting further similar studies related to the period of recovery from the spread of the virus to define the requirements for overcoming the repercussions of the pandemic.

Recommended Citation

Al-Malahmeh, D.; Khasawneh, A.; Akroush, L.; and Shweihat, S. (2022) "Home Quarantine and its Socio-economic Impact on the Jordanian Society during Covid-19," Information Sciences Letters: Vol. 11 : Iss. 4 , PP -.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/isl/vol11/iss4/29