Adolescents in the Time of COVID: Findings from India and Nepal

Historically, epidemics and humanitarian crises have disproportionately impacted the most vulnerable, impacting mostly girls women living in low-to-middle income countries. Entrenched inequalities gender norms access to education often leave young inadequately equipped effectively protect themselves their families during an outbreak. There is no exception now as COVID-19 pandemic has yielded unintended consequences for both adolescent boys girls. This quantitative research study explores boys’ girls’ related perceptions of risk behaviors challenges school closures almost one year after start India Nepal. Males were more likely report completing online/mobile learning assignments provided by school, whereas females reported a higher percentage studying with own books, using other resources, or doing nothing while schools been shut down. Girls wanting return was over. Compared girls, spending time on household chores than they did before pandemic. recovery efforts are imperative alleviating pandemic’s adverse adolescents’ education, health well-being, inequities.