COVID-19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students: Evidence from rural Mozambique
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, entailing widespread school closures as well as acute disruptions to household livelihoods, had substantial consequences for adolescent well-being in low-income countries. We present novel evidence about the prevalence of mental health challenges among adolescent...
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| author | Chimbutane, Feliciano Herrera-Almanza, Catalina Karachiwalla, Naureen Lauchande, Carlos Leight, Jessica |
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| description | The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, entailing widespread school closures as well as acute disruptions to household livelihoods, had substantial consequences for adolescent well-being in low-income countries. We present novel evidence about the prevalence of mental health challenges among adolescent students in rural Mozambique using data from an in-person survey conducted in 105 schools in 2021, immediately following the post-pandemic school reopening. In our sample, 31% of students reported low levels of well-being (though only 10% suffer from high anxiety): students enrolled in schools that used a wider variety of distance learning measures and who had more robust social networks reported lower anxiety, while students who experienced household-level disruptions linked to the pandemic reported higher anxiety and lower well-being. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1400212025-10-26T13:02:12Z COVID-19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students: Evidence from rural Mozambique Chimbutane, Feliciano Herrera-Almanza, Catalina Karachiwalla, Naureen Lauchande, Carlos Leight, Jessica education adolescents distance education mental health coronavirus covid-19 households capacity development schoolchildren coronavirinae schools livelihoods coronavirus disease The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, entailing widespread school closures as well as acute disruptions to household livelihoods, had substantial consequences for adolescent well-being in low-income countries. We present novel evidence about the prevalence of mental health challenges among adolescent students in rural Mozambique using data from an in-person survey conducted in 105 schools in 2021, immediately following the post-pandemic school reopening. In our sample, 31% of students reported low levels of well-being (though only 10% suffer from high anxiety): students enrolled in schools that used a wider variety of distance learning measures and who had more robust social networks reported lower anxiety, while students who experienced household-level disruptions linked to the pandemic reported higher anxiety and lower well-being. 2023-12 2024-03-14T12:08:50Z 2024-03-14T12:08:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140021 en Open Access Elsevier Chimbutane, Feliciano; Herrera-Almanza, Catalina; Karachiwalla, Naureen; Lauchande, Carlos; and Leight, Jessica. 2023. COVID-19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students: Evidence from rural Mozambique. SSM - Mental Health 3(December 2023): 100203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2023.100203 |
| spellingShingle | education adolescents distance education mental health coronavirus covid-19 households capacity development schoolchildren coronavirinae schools livelihoods coronavirus disease Chimbutane, Feliciano Herrera-Almanza, Catalina Karachiwalla, Naureen Lauchande, Carlos Leight, Jessica COVID-19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students: Evidence from rural Mozambique |
| title | COVID-19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students: Evidence from rural Mozambique |
| title_full | COVID-19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students: Evidence from rural Mozambique |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students: Evidence from rural Mozambique |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students: Evidence from rural Mozambique |
| title_short | COVID-19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students: Evidence from rural Mozambique |
| title_sort | covid 19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students evidence from rural mozambique |
| topic | education adolescents distance education mental health coronavirus covid-19 households capacity development schoolchildren coronavirinae schools livelihoods coronavirus disease |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140021 |
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