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Understanding the Gendered Impact of COVID-19 on Young Self-Employed Nigerian Women and Coproducing Interventions That Foster Better Systems and Well-Being: Protocol for a Multimethods Study

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has had disproportionate economic and health impacts on self-employed workers in Nigeria, particularly self-employed women and youth. Though uniquely different, the COVID-19 pandemic shares similarities with events such as childbirth, family, and health emergencies. Self-employed young women lack adequate support structures to cope with disruptive life events, which have negative consequences for their well-being. This is concerning, as 86% of women in the Nigerian labor force are self-employed. OBJECTIVE: The project's first objective is to conduct a gendered…