Use of Digital Technology Among Adolescents Attending Schools in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Autor: Hamadou Boiro, Jónína Einarsdóttir, Geir Gunnlaugsson, Aladje Baldé, Fatou N´dure Baboudóttir, Thomas Andrew Whitehead, Zeca Jandi
Přispěvatelé: Félagsfræði-, mannfræði- og þjóðfræðideild (HÍ), Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics (UI), Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Social Sciences (UI), University of Iceland, Háskóli Íslands
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Male
business.product_category
Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis
lcsh:Medicine
Educational institution
0302 clinical medicine
Guinea-Bissau
sub-Sahara
030212 general & internal medicine
Least Developed Countries
Digital Technology
School-age population
Schools
05 social sciences
050301 education
Variety (cybernetics)
Anxiety
Female
medicine.symptom
Psychology
Adolescent
socioeconomic factors
Sub-Sahara
Least developed countries
Socioeconomic factors
Þróunarlönd
computer hardware
Article
03 medical and health sciences
Netið
least developed countries
medicine
Internet access
Humans
Social media
survey
Students
Sustainable development
Medical education
mobile phone
school-age population
lcsh:R
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Ungt fólk
Mobile phone
internet access
Africa
Félagshagfræði
Farsímar
business
Social Media
0503 education
Zdroj: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 8937, p 8937 (2020)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 17
Issue 23
ISSN: 1661-7827
1660-4601
Popis: Digital technology plays an important role in achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals. However, access is uneven, with 80% of those in high-income countries being online compared to 20% of those in the 47 least developed countries. This study aimed to describe and analyse adolescents&rsquo
access to and usage of digital technology in Guinea-Bissau and its implications. In June 2017, a survey with a locally adapted Planet Youth questionnaire was implemented in the capital, Bissau, whereby classes in 16 secondary schools were surveyed on a variety of issues. In total, 2039 randomly selected students participated
the survey included ten questions specifically on the access to and use of digital technology. Half of the respondents had access to desktop/laptops, and one-third used mobile internet daily
about two-thirds had an experience of social media. Explanatory variables included educational institution, parental education, economic situation, and gender. Furthermore, students&rsquo
experience of social media was significantly linked to bullying, anxiety, depression, smoking and alcohol consumption. Many adolescents in Bissau have no experience of using digital technology, including for schoolwork. Access improvements are necessary so that young Bissau-Guineans are not to be left behind in developing their capabilities and can benefit from proficiency in the use of digital technologies. At the same time, potential harmful usage of the media requires the implementation of preventive measures.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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