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<p>The COVID‑19 pandemic severely disrupted urban slum livelihoods, yet few studies have quantified their multidimensional post‑pandemic livelihood sustainability or tested which coping strategies support recovery. This study investigated the post-pandemic livelihood sustainability of urban slum dwellers in Bangladesh and the influence of their coping options on livelihood sustainability and higher income. Using a cross‑sectional survey of 450 slum household heads (May–June 2023), we constructed a Livelihood Sustainability Index (LSI) based on the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework and analyzed the influences of coping strategies using Kruskal–Wallis tests, ordinal logistic regression, chi‑square tests, and binary logistic regression. The overall LSI was 0.484; 64.2% of households exhibited moderate sustainability (0.41–0.60). Financial capital was the lowest (0.229), and physical capital the highest (0.715). Coping strategies positively associated with LSI included loans for small/medium enterprises (Odds Ratio (OR) 1.639, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.05), ownership of income‑generating vehicles (OR 1.990, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.01), assets (OR 2.086, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.01), savings (OR 2.413, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.01), and local network assistance (OR 1.635, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.05). Membership in livelihood development/extension organizations (OR 1.921, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.05) and savings (OR 2.568, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.01) predicted recovery to pre‑COVID income. We recommend expanding access to low‑interest microloans, skills and entrepreneurship training, and strengthened professional networks to enhance their post‑pandemic resilience.</p>

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Post-pandemic livelihood sustainability and coping options among urban slum dwellers in Bangladesh

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    2026年5月23日

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  • Md Ayatullah Khan,
  • Irin Azhar Urme

摘要

The COVID‑19 pandemic severely disrupted urban slum livelihoods, yet few studies have quantified their multidimensional post‑pandemic livelihood sustainability or tested which coping strategies support recovery. This study investigated the post-pandemic livelihood sustainability of urban slum dwellers in Bangladesh and the influence of their coping options on livelihood sustainability and higher income. Using a cross‑sectional survey of 450 slum household heads (May–June 2023), we constructed a Livelihood Sustainability Index (LSI) based on the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework and analyzed the influences of coping strategies using Kruskal–Wallis tests, ordinal logistic regression, chi‑square tests, and binary logistic regression. The overall LSI was 0.484; 64.2% of households exhibited moderate sustainability (0.41–0.60). Financial capital was the lowest (0.229), and physical capital the highest (0.715). Coping strategies positively associated with LSI included loans for small/medium enterprises (Odds Ratio (OR) 1.639, p < 0.05), ownership of income‑generating vehicles (OR 1.990, p < 0.01), assets (OR 2.086, p < 0.01), savings (OR 2.413, p < 0.01), and local network assistance (OR 1.635, p < 0.05). Membership in livelihood development/extension organizations (OR 1.921, p < 0.05) and savings (OR 2.568, p < 0.01) predicted recovery to pre‑COVID income. We recommend expanding access to low‑interest microloans, skills and entrepreneurship training, and strengthened professional networks to enhance their post‑pandemic resilience.