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ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2023

The Continued Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Education and Mental Health Among Sub-Saharan African Adolescents.

Dongqing Wang, Olufemi A Adedokun, Ourohiré Millogo, Isabel Madzorera, Elena C Hemler, Firehiwot Workneh, Frank Mapendo, Bruno Lankoande, Abbas Ismail, Angela Chukwu and 18 more

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Dongqing WangDepartment of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Electronic address: dwang25@gmu.edu.
Olufemi A AdedokunUniversity of Ibadan Research Foundation, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Ourohiré MillogoNouna Health Research Center, Nouna, Burkina Faso.
Isabel MadzoreraDepartment of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Elena C HemlerDepartment of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Firehiwot WorknehAddis Continental Institute of Public Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Frank MapendoAfrica Academy for Public Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Bruno LankoandeInstitut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population, University of Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Abbas IsmailCollege of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Angela ChukwuDepartment of Statistics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Nega AssefaCollege of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
Sulemana Watara AbubakariKintampo Health Research Centre, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, Kintampo, Ghana.
Isaac LyatuuAfrica Academy for Public Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Daniel OkparaUniversity of Ibadan Research Foundation, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Yasir Y AbdullahiHarari Regional Health Bureau, Harar, Ethiopia.
Pascal ZabreNouna Health Research Center, Nouna, Burkina Faso.
Said VuaiCollege of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Abdramane Bassiahi SouraInstitut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population, University of Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Emily R SmithDepartment of Global Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.; Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Ali SieNouna Health Research Center, Nouna, Burkina Faso.
Ayoade M J OduolaUniversity of Ibadan Research Foundation, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Japhet KillewoDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Yemane BerhaneAddis Continental Institute of Public Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Till BaernighausenDepartment of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts; Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Kwaku Poku AsanteKintampo Health Research Centre, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, Kintampo, Ghana.
Tajudeen RajiDivision of Public Health Institutes and Research, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Mary Mwanyika-SandoAfrica Academy for Public Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Wafaie W FawziDepartment of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: mina@hsph.harvard.edu.

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Abstract

purposeThis multicountry survey assessed the levels and the determinants of the impacts of the pandemic on education and mental health among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa and the potential factors that may exacerbate these adverse impacts.

methodsA phone survey was conducted among adolescents in nine diverse areas in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania between July and December 2021. Approximately 300 adolescents per area and 2,803 adolescents in total were included. The survey collected information on adolescents' sociodemographic characteristics, current COVID-19 preventive measures, and the impacts of the pandemic on daily activities, education, and mental health. Log-binomial models were used to calculate the adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) for determinants of education and mental health outcomes.

resultsOverall, 17% of the adolescents were not receiving any education. Compared to boys, girls were 15% more likely than boys to lack fully in-person education (aPR: 1.15; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02, 1.30). Rural residence was associated with 2.7 times the prevalence of not currently receiving any education (aPR: 2.68; 95% CI: 2.23, 3.22). Self-reported experience of the current impacts of the pandemic on daily activities was associated with a higher prevalence of possible psychological distress (aPR: 1.86; 95% CI: 1.55, 2.24), high anxiety level (aPR: 3.37; 95% CI: 2.25, 5.06), and high depression level (aPR: 3.01; 95% CI: 2.05, 4.41). DISCUSSION: The COVID-19 pandemic presents continued challenges to adolescents' education and mental health. Multisectoral efforts are needed to ensure that adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa do not fall further behind due to the pandemic.

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COVID-19Mental HealthAdolescentEducational StatusFemaleHumansMalePandemicsTanzaniaAdolescentsCOVID-19EducationMental healthSub-Saharan AfricaTelephone surveys

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