1st Edition
COVID-19 and Psychological Distress in Africa Communitarian Perspectives
Chapter 1
Covid-19 and Mental Health in Africa: A Communitarian Perspective
NDASAUKA Yamikani
Part 1: The Heightened Burdens of COVID-19
Chapter 2
Complex and Multifaceted Sociodemographic Depression Correlates in Malawi During COVID-19
CHIKATENTHA Daniel, JAMU Edister Samson, CHIJERE-CHIRWA Gowokani
Chapter 3
Challenging Notions of Heightened Female Disadvantage During COVID-19
FIEDLER Rachel, MLENGA Joyce, KUMWENDA Joshua, MUNYENYEMBE Rhodian, NYIKA Felix, CHIWANDA-KAMINGA Atipatsa
Chapter 4
COVID-19 Crisis Communication, Infodemics and Psychological Distress Among Sub-Saharan African Youth
MWALE Pascal
Chapter 5
Academic Staff Coping Responses to COVID-19 Disruptions in Universities
ALOKA Jo Peter and OOKO Mary
Chapter 6
Experiences of Media Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis
MAKARIPE Tendai, SAUTI Lazarus,
Part 2: Setting the COVID-19 Narrative
Chapter 7
Unintended Mental Health Consequences of Media Framing During COVID-19
KONDOWE Wellman, NGWIRA Flemmings Fishani, LABANNA Drinney,
Chapter 8
COVID-19 and Anxiety Constructions in African Poetry
TEMBO Nick Mdika
Chapter 9
Psychological Toll of COVID-19 Communication Patterns in Malawi
MHAGAMA Peter
Part 3: From Confusion to Anxiety
Chapter 10
Proliferation and Impacts of Health Misinformation on Social Media During COVID-19 in Kenya
MAGUT Helen, GUTO Richard
Chapter 11
African Hybridity, Information, and Psychological Distress During COVID-19
KUMWENDA Joshua Isaac
Chapter 12
Utilitarian Perspectives on Curbing Online Abuse of African Women During the COVID-19 Crisis
LASISI, Wasilat Opeoluwa
Chapter 13
Intersections Among Vaccine Hesitancy, Mental Health, and COVID-19
MAWERENGA Jones Hamburu
Part 4: Digital Remedies or Poisons?
Chapter 14
Health Worker Experiences of Using Digital Resources for the Improvement of Mental Well-Being
Chapter 15
Online COVID-19 Discourse and Mental Health Impacts in Malawi
CHIMBWETE-PHIRI Rachel
Chapter 16
The Complex Interplay of Technology and Mental Health During COVID-19
GONDWE Foster, KAINJA Jimmy, NDASAUKA Yamikani
Chapter 17
Re-focusing African Mental Healthcare Readiness for Future Pandemics
NDASAUKA Yamikani
Biography
Yamikani Ndasauka is Associate Professor in Department of Philosophy, University of Malawi, Malawi.
