Adolescents amid emerging COVID-19 pandemic in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Worldwide, governments have implemented restrictions on movement and gatherings to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. In the spirit of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, children have a right to express their opinion on matters of concern to them. The study aimed to describe and analyse how adolescents in the capital Bissau understood the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic and their lived experiences during the first 3 months of the pandemic.

Methods

Collaborators identified participants in five urban areas in Bissau in June 2020. Semistructured, open-ended interviews were conducted with 30 adolescents aged 15-17 years, attending private and public schools or out-of-school. The interviews were conducted in Kriol, recorded, transcribed, translated and analysed.

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SUBMITTER: N'dure Baboudottir F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9020297 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature