Briefing papersSeptember 2020Sarah Baird, Joan Hamory, Nicola Jones, Erin Oakley, Tassew Woldehanna and Workneh YadeteAdolescent boy in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2020Covid-19 has rapidly disrupted the lives of individuals across the globe. While the direct health effects are largely concentrated among the elderly, the virus will almost certainly have multidimensional impacts on young people’s well-being in both the short and the long term. This factsheet is part of a cross-country series designed to share emerging findings from recent quantitative interviews with adolescents in the context of Covid-19. The young people involved are part of the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) programme’s longitudinal research in East Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.This factsheet provides a rapid snapshot of adolescents’ knowledge and attitudes towards Covid-19 in Ethiopia and presents key findings on the impact of the virus across GAGE’s six focal capability domains: education and learning; health, nutrition, and sexual and reproductive health; psychosocial well-being; economic empowerment; voice and agency; and bodily integrity.Read the research Adolescents’ experiences of Covid-19 and the public health response in urban EthiopiaRelated Adolescents’ experiences of Covid-19 and the public health response in JordanA rapid snapshot of adolescents’ knowledge and attitudes towards Covid-19 in Jordan.Briefing papers27 October 2020 Adolescents’ experiences of Covid-19 and the public health response in urban Dhaka, BangladeshA rapid snapshot of adolescents’ knowledge and attitudes towards Covid-19 in Bangladesh.Briefing papers27 October 2020 ‘I have nothing to feed my family…’: Covid-19 risk pathways for adolescent girls in low- and middle-income countriesThis report focuses on the short-term effects of Covid-19 and associated lockdowns on adolescent girls and boys in LMICs.Research reports and studies12 August 2020See more:coronavirushealthadolescent girlsEthiopiasub-Saharan Africa
