Psychosocial health of school-going adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a nationwide survey in Bangladesh.
Kamrun Nahar KolyMd Saiful IslamMarc N PotenzaRashidul Alam MahumudMd Shefatul IslamMd Salim UddinMd Afzal Hossain SarwarFarzana BegumDaniel D ReidpathPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Adolescent psychosocial problems represent a public health problem. The findings suggest a need for generating improved empirically supported school-based psychosocial support programs involving parents and teachers to ensure the well-being of adolescents in Bangladesh. School-based prevention of psychosocial problems that promote environmental and policy changes related to lifestyle practices and active living should be developed, tested, and implemented.