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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Vulnerability and Agency in the Time of COVID-19: The Narratives of Child and Youth Care Workers in South Africa.

Andile Samkele Masuku, Reggiswindis Thobile Hlengwa, Lindelwa Vernon Mkhize, Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andile Samkele MasukuStudent Governance and Development Unit, Student Services, Steve Biko Campus, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4000, South Africa.
Reggiswindis Thobile HlengwaDepartment of Community Health Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ritson Campus, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4000, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-8436-9451
Lindelwa Vernon MkhizeInternational Education and Partnerships, ML Sultan Campus, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4000, South Africa.
Maureen Nokuthula SibiyaDivision of Research, Innovation and Engagement, Umlazi Campus, Mangosuthu University of Technology, Umlazi 4031, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-1220-1478
Durban University of Technology · ZAMangosuthu University of Technology · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this paper, we use data generated through one-on-one interviews with 12 purposively sampled Child and Youth Care Workers to examine their narratives of work and life-related vulnerabilities and agency during the peak of the COVID-19 global pandemic in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Our findings show that Child and Youth Care Workers were vulnerable to poor mental health. Indeed, working and socialising during the height of COVID-19 posed a mental toll on the Child and Youth Care Workers in this study, who experienced fear, uncertainty, anxiety and stress. Moreover, these workers faced challenges with working under the so-called new normal, which was instituted as part of a non-pharmaceutical response to slow and curb the spread of COVID-19. Finally, our findings show that Child and Youth Care Workers actively identified and applied specific emotionally-focused and physically-focused coping mechanisms to deal with the burden brought on by the pandemic. The study has implications for CYCWs working during crisis periods.

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COVID-19Adaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentChildHealth PersonnelHumansMental HealthSouth Africaagencychild and youth care workersCOVID-19mental healthvulnerability

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PMID36981919
PMCPMC10049501
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