Navigating mental health for vulnerable children aged 6–18 with educational and economic hardships in Eswatini
Post-Covid-19
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7559537 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ncamsile Daphne Motsa (0000-0002-2834-8370, University of KwaZulu-Natal, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 604-615 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Identities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1472-5843 • E-ISSN: 1472-5851 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14725843.2025.2474002 |
| OpenAlex | W4408961547 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
To contain the spread and infection rate of COVID-19, Eswatini closed its schools on 17 March 2020 and reopened them on 29 March 2021. The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) was then compelled to implement several systems and strategies to close the academic gap. However, these measures exacerbated the psychological distress experienced by learners in the country, especially those affected by vulnerability. This paper explores how COVID-19 and the newly introduced school system during the pandemic intensified the already compounded and complex emotional burdens for vulnerable children in Eswatini. To arrive at the study’s findings, a systematic literature review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. In addition to the literature review, qualitative data was collected through teacher interviews to confirm and enrich the findings. Supported by Bronfenbrenner’s bio-ecological theory, this integrative research study suggests strategies to mitigate the adverse effects of the pandemic on the mental health and education of vulnerable children in Eswatini
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Criminology · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Mental health · Outbreak · Political science · Psychiatry · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance · Virology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |