UNFPA-OPS Policy Notes Series No. 8: The Impact of Covid 19 on Households with Children

The Longitudinal Cohort Study on the Filipino Child1 (Cohort Study) provides an opportunity to explore the impact of the Covid19 pandemic on a nationally representative sample of households with children. The Cohort Study has conducted annual surveys to date and since the 2016 baseline survey (when index children were age 10) through its fourth wave in 2020 (at age 13) data collection was done through home visits (face-to-face interviews).