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‘It's the fear that is killing us, not the actual disease!’: Covid-19: An unfolding crisis for adolescents in humanitarian settings

21.11.23 | Global

Bodily integrity and freedom from violence | Economic empowerment | Education and learning | Health, Nutrition and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) | Psychosocial well-being | Voice and agency

Authors

Bassam Abu Hamad, Nicola Jones and Kate Pincock

COVID-19 has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). With its multifaceted impacts on health and education services, family incomes and social and cultural norms, the toll of the disease has been unprecedented in the twenty-first century. The pandemic and associated response measures have exacerbated age and gender inequalities and also augmented inequalities around citizenship and access to social protection and resources.

This chapter provides an analysis of the key findings from virtual qualitative research undertaken between April and May 2020 across those countries in order to explore the gendered impacts of COVID-19. Our research confirms that the response to the pandemic has dramatically impacted adolescents in humanitarian contexts, through constraining their access to education, health care, nutrition, and recreational opportunities, and by increasing stress levels and accentuating violence.

Suggested citation:

Abu Hamad, B., Jones, N. and Pincock, K. (2021) ‘“It’s the Fear That Is Killing Us, Not the Actual Disease!” Covid-19: An Unfolding Crisis for Adolescents in Humanitarian Settings.’ in Jones, N., Pincock, K. and Abu Hamad, B. (eds.) Adolescents in Humanitarian Crisis. Displacement, Gender and Social Inequalities. Oxford: Routledge (https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003167013)


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