Use of Digital Technology among Adolescents Attending Schools in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.

ABSTRACT: Digital technology plays an important role in achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals. However, access is uneven, with 80% of those in high-income countries being online compared to 20% of those in the 47 least developed countries. This study aimed to describe and analyse adolescents' access to and usage of digital technology in Guinea-Bissau and its implications. In June 2017, a survey with a locally adapted Planet Youth questionnaire was implemented in the capital, Bissau, whereby classes in 16 secondary schools were surveyed on a variety of issues. In total, 2039 randomly selected students participated; the survey included ten questions specifically on the access to and use of digital technology. Half of the respondents had access to desktop/laptops, and one-third used mobil

SUBMITTER: Gunnlaugsson G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7729758 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature