Beyond the Disease: Contextualized Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Children and Young People Living in Eastern and Southern Africa

Frontiers in Public Health

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Kaymarlin Govender¹  Richard Gregory Cowden²  Patrick Nyamaruze¹  Russell Murray Armstrong¹  Luann Hatane³ 

[1] Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, University of KwaZulu-Natal;Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, United States;Paediatric-Adolescent Treatment Africa

关键词: COVID-19;    Eastern and Southern Africa;    health;    well-being;    children;    young people;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2020.00504

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created extraordinary challenges and prompted remarkable social changes around the world. The effects of COVID-19 and the public health control measures that have been implemented to mitigate its impact are likely to be accompanied by a unique set of consequences for specific subpopulations living in low-income countries that have fragile health systems and pervasive social-structural vulnerabilities. This paper discusses the implications of COVID-19 and related public health interventions for children and young people living in Eastern and Southern Africa. Actionable prevention, care, and health promotion initiatives are proposed to attenuate the negative effects of the pandemic and government-enforced movement restrictions on children and young people.

【 授权许可】

CC BY