i-manager Publications

Channels Through which Covid-19 Can Affect School-Going Children: Are we Doing Enough to Minimize the Risks and Impacts?

Sana Roujani*, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani**, Anam Feroz***, Sarah Saleem****

*-**** Department of Community Health Sciences, Medical College, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Periodicity:February - April'2021
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.11.1.17529

World Health Organization : COVID-19 - Global literature on coronavirus disease

https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/global-literature-on-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov/resource/en/covidwho-1597565

ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-1597565

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic has affected every continent of the world. The objective of this technical report is to provide an understanding of the key issues faced by school-going children of Pakistan in this current pandemic and to suggest strategies to help children to cope up with the situation. It has affected children as they are more vulnerable to psychological insult and ill-treatment such as domestic violence and sexual/physical abuse. Social distancing and school closure have increased the risk of poor development and nutrition. Underprivileged children have less or no access to digitization thus causing educational loss. Child nutrition is also a vital concern, also the lockdown has disturbed the food supply chain at local markets. Lockdown also jeopardizes water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services causing additional pressure to children's health through water-borne diseases.

Keywords

COVID-19, Strategies, Education, Mental Health, Children.

How to Cite this Article?

Roujani, S., Tikmani, S. S., Feroz, A., and Saleem, S. (2021). Channels Through which Covid-19 Can Affect School –Going Children: Are we Doing Enough to Minimize the Risks and Impacts? i-manager's Journal on Nursing, 11(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.11.1.17529

References

[1]. Cucinotta, D., & Vanelli, M. (2020). WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic. Acta Bio Medica: Atenei Parmensis, 91(1), 157-160. https://doi.org/10.23750%2 Fabm.v91i1.9397

[2]. Dixon, L. J., Correa, T., Straubhaar, J., Covarrubias, L., Graber, D., Spence, J., & Rojas, V. (2014). Gendered space: The digital divide between male and female users in internet public access sites. Journal of Computer- Mediated Communication, 19(4), 991-1009. https://doi.o rg/10.1111/jcc4.12088

[3]. Elgin, C., Basbug, G., & Yalaman, A. (2020). Economic policy responses to a pandemic: Developing the COVID- 19 economic stimulus index. Covid Economics, 1(3), 40- 53.

[4]. Milstone, A. (2020). Coronavirus in Babies and Kids: Symptoms and Prevention. Johns Hopkins Medicine. Retrieved from https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/ conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-in-ba bies-and-children

[5]. OECD (2019). Changing the odds for vulnerable children: Building Opportunities and Resilience, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/a2e8796c-en.

[6]. Roberton, T., Carter, E. D., Chou, V. B., Stegmuller, A. R., Jackson, B. D., Tam, Y., ... & Walker, N. (2020). Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: A modelling study. The Lancet Global Health, 8(7), e901-e908. https://doi.org/10.1 016/S2214-109X(20)30229-1

[7]. Rosegrant, M. W., Agcaoili-Sombilla, M. C., & Perez, N. D. (1995). Global Food Projections to 2020: Implications for Investment (Vol. 5). Diane Publishing.

[8]. Thompson, R. A. (2014). Stress and child development. The Future of Children, 24(1), 41-59.

[9]. UNICEF. (2020a). COVID-19 and Children. Retrieved from https://data.unicef.org/covid-19-and-children/

[10]. UNICEF. (2020b). Multi Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). Retrieved from https://www.unicef.org/statistics/index_243 02.html

[11]. UNICEF. (2020c). Policy brief: The impact of COVID-19 on children. New York. Retrieved from https://unsdg.un.o rg/sites/default/files/2020-04/160420_Covid_Children_Poli cy_Brief.pdf

[12]. Worldometer. (2021). COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic. Retrieved from https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

[13]. Wang, G., Zhang, Y., Zhao, J., Zhang, J., & Jiang, F. (2020). Mitigate the effects of home confinement on children during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Lancet, 395(10228), 945-947. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140- 6736(20)30547-X

	North Americas,UK, Middle East,Europe		India	Rest of world
	USD	EUR	INR	USD-ROW
Pdf	35	35	200	20
Online	35	35	200	15
Pdf & Online	35	35	400	25