Impact of COVID-19 inequalities on children: An intersectional analysis

Societal concerns about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have largely focussed on the social groups most directly affected, such as the elderly and health workers. However, less focus has been placed on understanding the effects on other collectives, such as children. While children’s physical h...

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Authors: Lemkow Tovías, Gabriel, Lemkow, Louis, Cash-Gibson, Lucinda, Benach, Joan
Format: article
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:UVic-UCC
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13557
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Keyword:Infants -- Salut i higiene
Pandèmia de COVID-19, 2020-
Educació
Igualtat d'oportunitats educatives
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spelling Impact of COVID-19 inequalities on children: An intersectional analysisLemkow Tovías, GabrielLemkow, LouisCash-Gibson, LucindaBenach, JoanInfants -- Salut i higienePandèmia de COVID-19, 2020-EducacióIgualtat d'oportunitats educativesSocietal concerns about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have largely focussed on the social groups most directly affected, such as the elderly and health workers. However, less focus has been placed on understanding the effects on other collectives, such as children. While children’s physical health appears to be less affected than the adult population, their mental health, learning and wellbeing is likely to have been significantly negatively affected during the pandemic due to the varying policy restrictions, such as withdrawal from face to face schooling, limited peer-to-peer interactions and mobility and increased exposure to the digital world amongst other things. Children from vulnerable social backgrounds, and especially girls, will be most negatively affected by the impact of COVID-19, given their different intersecting realities and the power structures already negatively affecting them. To strengthen the understanding of the social determinants of the COVID-19 crisis that unequally influence children’s health and wellbeing, this article presents a conceptual framework that considers the multiple axes of inequalities and power relations. This understanding can then be used to inform analyses and impact assessments, and in turn inform the development of effective and equitable mitigation strategies as well as assist to be better prepared for future pandemics.WileyUniversitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Facultat de Ciències Socials de ManresaUniversitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Facultat de Ciències de la Salut de ManresaUniversitat Pompeu Fabra2024202420232023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/acceptedVersionapplication/pdf18 p.application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10854/8101https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13557reponame:RiUVic. Repositori institucional de la UVic-UCCinstname:UVic-UCCInglésAquest document està subjecte a aquesta llicència Creative Commonshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.cainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dspace.uvic.cat:10854/81012026-06-07T19:15:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Impact of COVID-19 inequalities on children: An intersectional analysis
title Impact of COVID-19 inequalities on children: An intersectional analysis
spellingShingle Impact of COVID-19 inequalities on children: An intersectional analysis
Lemkow Tovías, Gabriel
Infants -- Salut i higiene
Pandèmia de COVID-19, 2020-
Educació
Igualtat d'oportunitats educatives
title_short Impact of COVID-19 inequalities on children: An intersectional analysis
title_full Impact of COVID-19 inequalities on children: An intersectional analysis
title_fullStr Impact of COVID-19 inequalities on children: An intersectional analysis
title_full_unstemmed Impact of COVID-19 inequalities on children: An intersectional analysis
title_sort Impact of COVID-19 inequalities on children: An intersectional analysis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lemkow Tovías, Gabriel
Lemkow, Louis
Cash-Gibson, Lucinda
Benach, Joan
author Lemkow Tovías, Gabriel
author_facet Lemkow Tovías, Gabriel
Lemkow, Louis
Cash-Gibson, Lucinda
Benach, Joan
author_role author
author2 Lemkow, Louis
Cash-Gibson, Lucinda
Benach, Joan
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Facultat de Ciències Socials de Manresa
Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya. Facultat de Ciències de la Salut de Manresa
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Infants -- Salut i higiene
Pandèmia de COVID-19, 2020-
Educació
Igualtat d'oportunitats educatives
topic Infants -- Salut i higiene
Pandèmia de COVID-19, 2020-
Educació
Igualtat d'oportunitats educatives
description Societal concerns about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have largely focussed on the social groups most directly affected, such as the elderly and health workers. However, less focus has been placed on understanding the effects on other collectives, such as children. While children’s physical health appears to be less affected than the adult population, their mental health, learning and wellbeing is likely to have been significantly negatively affected during the pandemic due to the varying policy restrictions, such as withdrawal from face to face schooling, limited peer-to-peer interactions and mobility and increased exposure to the digital world amongst other things. Children from vulnerable social backgrounds, and especially girls, will be most negatively affected by the impact of COVID-19, given their different intersecting realities and the power structures already negatively affecting them. To strengthen the understanding of the social determinants of the COVID-19 crisis that unequally influence children’s health and wellbeing, this article presents a conceptual framework that considers the multiple axes of inequalities and power relations. This understanding can then be used to inform analyses and impact assessments, and in turn inform the development of effective and equitable mitigation strategies as well as assist to be better prepared for future pandemics.
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