Technical efficiency and its determinants in regulating adolescents' coronavirus infection across Asian countries.

ABSTRACT: The coronavirus pandemic, besides generating health distress, influences the socio-economic conditions of humankind. Every adolescent's lifestyle is affected by the virus. Healthy adolescents are not only key contributors to the forthcoming workforce but also a source of a country's human capital. The purpose of the article is to examine the efficacy of various Asian countries in regulating the spread of the coronavirus among adolescents. In addition to that, the paper also attempts to pinpoint the prime causes of the inefficiency of a country in regulating the same. The paper also examines the behavioural changes among adolescents across Asian countries in pre-and-post pandemic times. In this context, the study identifies the impact of adolescents' tobacco consumption, female political le

SUBMITTER: Maity S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10620206 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature