Psychosocial Effects of COVID-19 on School- Going Children in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
Keywords:
COVID-19, natural disaster, children psychological well-Being, children education, stress, horrorAbstract
Children are more vulnerable to natural and man-made disasters. The current study investigates the psycho-socio effects of COVID-19 on school-going children. The respondents of this study were selected through purposive sampling techniques. The data were collected from 384COVID-19 those affected families who has school-going children. Structured questionnaire uses as a tool for data collection. The data was analyzed through Chi-Square test. It is investigated that COVID-19 has significantly affected school-going children. School closure confined children to home and fear of the pandemic socially and psychologically affected them. School’s closure confined them to family and their curriculum and co-curricular activities are affected. It is revealed that domestic violence has significantly increased which also affected children mental health. This study recommends that government and non-government organizations should provide psychological support to the children during the pandemic situations.
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