Impact of extreme weather events on Sub-Saharan African child and adolescent mental health: a protocol for a systematic review

dc.contributor.authorRother, Hanna-Andrea
dc.contributor.authorEtzel, Ruth A.
dc.contributor.authorShelton, Mary
dc.contributor.authorPaulson, Jerome A.
dc.contributor.authorHayward, R. Anna
dc.contributor.authorTheron, Linda C.
dc.contributor.emaillinda.theron@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-15T04:26:38Z
dc.date.available2020-10-15T04:26:38Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.description.abstractSub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been identified by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as being the most vulnerable region to climate change impacts. A major concern is the increase in extreme weather events (EWE) such as storms, floods, droughts, heatwaves, wildfires, and landslides in SSA and their potential to a ect the health and well-being of children and adolescents. The objective of this systematic review is to examine the direct and indirect impacts of EWE on the mental health of children and adolescents living in SSA, in order to inform protective adaptation strategies and promote resilience. A meta-analysis will not be possible, since the assumption is that limited studies have been published on the EWE-associated mental health impacts on children and adolescents living in SSA and that those studies that are available are heterogenous. There is acknowledgement in the global literature of the need to highlight child and adolescent mental health more prominently in climate change health strategies and policies. It is vital that adaptation strategies are informed by research on risk prevention and promotion of resilience to ensure the mental health of children and adolescents is protected.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentEducational Psychologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianpm2020en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.mdpi.com/journal/atmosphereen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRother, H-A., Etzel, R.A., Shelton, M. et al. 2020, 'Impact of extreme weather events on Sub-Saharan African child and adolescent mental health: a protocol for a systematic review', Atmosphere, vol. 11, no. 5, art. 493, pp. 1-12.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2073-4433 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3390/atmos11050493
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/76477
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherMDPIen_ZA
dc.rights© 2020 by the authors. Licensee: MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.en_ZA
dc.subjectClimate changeen_ZA
dc.subjectChildrenen_ZA
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_ZA
dc.subjectPediatricsen_ZA
dc.subjectMental healthen_ZA
dc.subjectResilienceen_ZA
dc.subjectGlobal warmingen_ZA
dc.subjectAdaptationen_ZA
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africa (SSA)en_ZA
dc.subjectIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)en_ZA
dc.subjectExtreme weather events (EWE)en_ZA
dc.titleImpact of extreme weather events on Sub-Saharan African child and adolescent mental health: a protocol for a systematic reviewen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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