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AUTHOR(S) Federica Bianco; Annalisa Levante; Serena Petrocchi (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Pierluigi Pecoraro; Francesca Gallè; Espedita Muscariello (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Elisa Brini; Mariya Lenko; Stefani Scherer
During the COVID-19 pandemic, employment declined and real incomes fell worldwide. The burden of childcare on families increased and, in many countries, women’s employment fell more than men’s. From a couple-level perspective, changing employment patterns could lead to a retraditionalisation of gender roles between partners, especially for families with dependent children. This study focused on couples with children under 16 and used quarterly large-scale micro data (the Italian Labour Force Survey) to examine, through descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regressions, the changes and composition of couples’ work patterns between 2019 and 2020.
AUTHOR(S) Guglielmo Bonaccorsi; Sonia Paoli; Massimiliano Alberto Biamonte (et al.)
In the coronavirus disease 2019 era, debate around the risk of contagion in school is intense in Italy. The Department of Welfare and Health of Florence promoted a screening campaign with rapid antigen tests for all students and school personnel. The aim of this study was to assess the circulation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the school setting by means of mass screening in every primary and middle school in Florence. All students and school personnel at primary and middle schools in Florence were asked to take part. The campaign started on 16 November 2020 and was completed on 12 February 2021. If a subject had a positive result on rapid antigen testing, a molecular test was performed to confirm the result.
AUTHOR(S) Alessandra Babore; Mara Morelli; Carmen Trumello
AUTHOR(S) Concetta Polizzi; Sofia Burgio; Gioacchino Lavanco (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Alessia Raffagnato; Sara Iannattone; Benedetta Tascini (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Mauro Calvani; Giulia Cantiello; Maria Cavani (et al.)
The locations where children get exposed to SARS-CoV-2 infection and their contribution in spreading the infection are still not fully understood. Aim of the article is to verify the most frequent reasons for SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and their role in the secondary transmission of the infection. A case-control study was performed in all SARS-CoV-2 positive children (n = 81) and an equal number of age- and sex- matched controls who were referred to the S. Camillo-Forlanini Pediatric Walk-in Center of Rome. The results of all SARS-CoV-2 nasopharyngeal swabs performed in children aged < 18 years from October 16 to December 19, 2020 were analyzed.
AUTHOR(S) Diletta Mastria; Jean Daniel Patierno
As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in Europe, the situation for displaced people in the Italian border town of Ventimiglia deteriorated further. Vulnerable individuals and groups would face additional dangers and protection risks in this context, while unaccompanied children continued to be pushed back at alarming rates while being treated as adults, a tactical practice aimed at depriving them of their right to seek asylum in France. This report is based on a combination of desk and field research, and sheds a light on the grave impacts of COVID-19 on an already desperate situation at the French-Italian border. It underlines the acute impact of the pandemic on all aspects of life for people on the move, including access to adequate shelter, medical care, protection, and other rights violations such as racial profiling, pushbacks and detention.
AUTHOR(S) Carmen Trumello; Sonia M. Bramanti; Lucia Lombardi (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Elena Canzi; Francesca V. Danioni; Miriam Parise (et al.)
The current study was aimed at exploring Italian parents' perceived negative and positive changes in family life during the COVID-19 pandemic, taking into account the role of the stage of the family life and family size. During the emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of families drastically changed their daily life and routines. Little evidence exists on how family characteristics, such as family size or presence of children, are related to families' experience of family change. A large sample of 1,407 Italian parents (70.1% mothers) filled in an anonymous online survey during the third week of the lockdown period (between March 30 and April 7, 2020).
AUTHOR(S) Lucia Barcellini; Federica Forlanini; Arianna Sangiorgio (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Francesco Craig; Maria Cecilia Gioia; Vito Muggeo (et al.)
Evidence concerning the impact of COVID-19-related stress exposure on prenatal attachment in pregnant women is unknown. This study sought to assess the effect of psychological distress and risk perception of COVID-19 on prenatal attachment in a Italian sample of pregnant women. 1179 pregnant women completed an anonymous online survey and self-report questionnaires measuring socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics, psychological distress (STAI Form Y-1-2 and BDI-II), prenatal attachment (PAI) and risk perception of COVID-19. Data were collected from March 2020 to April 2020 referring to the national lockdown period.
AUTHOR(S) Martina Smorti; Lucia Ponti; Chiara Ionio (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Laura Di Giunta; Carolina Lunetti; Irene Fiasconaro (et al.)
UNICEF Innocenti's Children and COVID-19 Library is a database collecting research from around the world on COVID-19 and its impacts on children and adolescents.
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