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. 2026 Jan 24;26:261. doi: 10.1186/s12913-026-14086-0

Table 1.

Mobility restrictions and household unmet needs in Nigeria during the April/May 2020 lockdown

Variables Partial-Total Lockdown Methodα Google Mobility Data Methodβ
Unmet Needs
Coefficient (95%CI)
Unmet Needs
Coefficient (95%CI)
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-0.01

(-0.10–0.08)

0.00

(-0.07–0.07)

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0.13**

(0.03–0.23)

0.15***

(0.06–0.25)

Household fixed effects Yes Yes
Observations 2,100 2,100
Number of households 1,596 1,596
R-squared 0.07 0.07

Notes: Estimations are based on Nigeria GHSP 2019 and 2020 NLPS Round 1

Post is post-pandemic dummy (2020 NLPS Round 1)

α In the total-partial lockdown method, Treated represents households in states with a total lockdown as announced by the government

β Google Mobility data method: Treated represents households in states with lower than median mobility (reduced mobility) in the ‘grocery and pharmacy’ and ‘retail and recreation’ categories of Google Mobility Data compared with their baseline values in Nigeria between March 30 and May 5, 2020

P values: *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.10

95% CIs are shown in parentheses

Robust standard errors were clustered at the enumeration area, EA