| Concerned about contracting COVID-19 |
I work at a restaurant; I worry about getting infected and bringing it home. I worry knowing the virus is everywhere and the fact that we cannot see it is causing me anxiety. We are afraid that we don’t know what day we are going to get sick. Who would take care of my children if my partner and I get sick? I worry that I will get sick and then, who will take care of my children? I worry that I have to work, but I am scared to be around other people. |
| Financial and insurance worries |
It is becoming very difficult for me to pay my bills because I am not working. I had to stop working to take care of my children. [Because they are not in school,] I would not make enough to pay $15/day/child for child care. I have to look for help with food from the pantry at the Episcopal church. We are desperate with the situation. It worries me that if we get sick, how are we going to pay for the bill if we come out of the hospital alive? If we get sick, what are we going to do to get ahead? I am afraid of getting sick because I don’t have medical insurance to pay the bills. [With closing of schools], now all my children are home and I have more expenses for food. |
| Stopped working to care for children |
I stopped working so I could stay with my children at home and not have anyone else taking care of them. I stopped working to take care of my three children [when school closed] because I would have to pay someone to take care of them and that is not feasible for me. I need to work, but I can’t. I have no one to leave my children with, and I am afraid I will get sick. |
| Visiting family without precautions |
My mother, two sisters, and mother-in-law live close by. We visit them without precautions because they are family. We only visit among family and they are not sick. That’s the reason we don’t wear masks. The people we visit are our cousins. It does not look good if we wear masks [when we visit them]. |
| High risk family members |
One of my children has diabetes and I am worried about his health. I need to work, but, if I do, I would always be surrounded by people. My partner and I have lost our jobs, but we have not looked for others because he has a kidney disease and we are afraid of getting sick. I am worried when there will be a cure. My little daughter has been ill since she was born, and, if she is infected with the virus, her situation will be very critical. I worry about the old lady who lives with us because, if she gets sick, she will not be able to resist the disease. |
| Knows someone with COVID-19 |
My two nephews are with me now, in addition to my two children, because my brother and his wife are sick with the coronavirus. A neighboring couple both tested positive. When I called her on the phone, it was very sad to hear her voice because she could hardly speak, and only cried, saying that she was afraid for her future. My neighbor died a few days ago from the virus. I am afraid of getting sick, even if I take precautions. We did not visit each other, but we went walking on the street that separates our houses. We were quarantined because [four neighbors] tested positive, and they had visited before anyone showed symptoms. Thank God we did not get sick, but we fear we might. |
| Experiencing stress |
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