Men from ethnic minorities ‘had greater mental health declines during pandemic’
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Men from ethnic minority groups may have experienced worse mental health declines than white men in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic, research suggests.
Scientists say there is some evidence that Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani men may have experienced the highest average increase in mental distress when compared to white British men.
Women, regardless of their ethnicity, were also found to experience a greater average increase in mental distress than men.
The findings, published in the journal Plos One, are based on a survey of more than 14,000 people from before and during the pandemic.