A Laukkanen, A Pesola, M Havu, A Sääkslahti, T Finni
Relationship between habitual physical activity and gross motor skills is multifaceted in 5- to 8-year-old children
Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports
covid19 pandemic exacerbated struggles youth living poor households youth rural tanzania particularly vulnerable given widespread poverty lack formal sector employment opportunities health risks examine influences pandemic economic insecurity mental health explore coping strategies employed youth households conducted mixedmethod data collection youth n 760 quantitative n 44 qualitative interviews households n 542 via mobile phone among subset cohort ongoing longitudinal sample two rural regions tanzania addition phone interviews collected data biweekly via sms messaging present mixedmethods descriptive analysis outcomes longitudinally compare quantitative outcomes pre postcovid19 within individuals adverse economic impacts salient cope youth engaged labor domestic chores compared prior covid19 pandemic youth reported spending time caring elderly sick household members gathering firewood nuts findings underscore potential opportunity promote policies programs address risks youth face recommended measures include expansion adaptation social protection policies strengthened food nutrition surveillance referral systems scaling communitybased mental health programming