MentalHealth of adolescent girls, young women worst hit by Covid19 says UCT study ~
Findings from a recent study led by researchers from the University of Cape Town and the South African Medical Research Council have shown that the Covid-19 pandemic and related restrictions severely impacted the mental health of adolescent girls and young women in South Africa.
Dr Zoe Duby, lead author and honorary research associate at UCT’s Division of Social and Behavioural Sciences in the School of Public Health and Family Medicine, says the respondents described an overwhelming sense of hopelessness about their current situation and the future. “AGYW who demonstrated resilience described their own ways of coping including taking things one step at a time, maintaining hope against the odds, and simply accepting their situation and being patient that things will improve,” she says.
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