COVID-19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students: Evidence from rural Mozambique

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dc.creatorChimbutane, Feliciano
dc.creatorHerrera-Almanza, Catalina
dc.creatorKarachiwalla, Naureen
dc.creatorLauchande, Carlos
dc.creatorLeight, Jessica
dc.date2023-12
dc.date2024-03-14T12:08:50Z
dc.date2024-03-14T12:08:50Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:45:03Z
dc.descriptionThe 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.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/140021
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/113564
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceChimbutane, 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
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectadolescents
dc.subjectdistance education
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectcoronavirus
dc.subjectcovid-19
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectcapacity development
dc.subjectschoolchildren
dc.subjectcoronavirinae
dc.subjectschools
dc.subjectlivelihoods
dc.subjectcoronavirus disease
dc.titleCOVID-19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students: Evidence from rural Mozambique
dc.typeJournal Article

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