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AUTHOR(S) Omar Irfan; Jiang Li; Kun Tang (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Mona Hashim; Ayla Coussa; Ayesha S. Al Dhaher (et al.)
In light of the pandemic, pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to increased psychological distress and in need of imperative preventive measures. This study aimed to investigate the impact of the pandemic on mental health, lifestyle adaptations, and their determinants among pregnant women in the United Arab Emirates. A survey was conducted electronically between June and August 2020. Pregnant women were recruited from prenatal clinics in the UAE and invited to participate in an online survey developed on Google Forms. The questionnaire included socio-demographic characteristics, the Impact of Event Scale- Revised, the Perceived Support Scale and lifestyle-related factors.
AUTHOR(S) Costantino Caroselli; Michael Blaivas; Sara Falzetti
AUTHOR(S) Luise Haag; Judith Blankenburg; Manja Unrath (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Sabina Rodriguez Velásquez; Léa Jacques; Jyoti Dalal (et al.)
Few data on the COVID-19 epidemiological characteristics among the pediatric population in Africa exists. This paper examines the age and sex distribution of the morbidity and mortality rate in children with COVID-19 and compares it to the adult population within 15 Sub-Saharan African countries. A merge line listing dataset shared by countries within the Regional Office for Africa was analyzed. Patients diagnosed within 1 March and 1 September 2020 with confirmed positive RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 were analyzed. Children's data were stratified into three age groups: 0-4 years, 5-11 years, and 12-17 years, while adults were combined. The cumulative incidence of cases, its medians, and 95% confidence intervals were calculated.
AUTHOR(S) Rachelle P. Mendoza; Chongfeng Bi; Hui-Ting Cheng (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Manon Vouga; Guillaume Favre; Oscar Martinez‑Perez (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) KatyA. M. Gaythorpe; Sangeeta Bhatia; Tara Mangal (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Xuedi Li; Leigh M. Vanderloo; Jonathon L. Maguire (et al.)
The primary objective was to determine the association between public health preventive measures and children’s outdoor time, sleep duration, and screen time during COVID-19. A cohort study using repeated measures of exposures and outcomes was conducted in healthy children (0 to 10 years) through The Applied Research Group for Kids (TARGet Kids!) COVID-19 Study of Children and Families in Toronto, Canada, between April 14 and July 15, 2020. Parents were asked to complete questionnaires about adherence to public health measures and children’s health behaviours.
AUTHOR(S) Dongli Song; Mary Prahl; Stephanie L. Gaw (et al.)
This is a prospective observational study aiming toinvestigate maternal immunoglobulins’ (IgM, IgG) response to SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy and IgG transplacental transfer, to characterise neonatal antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection, and to longitudinally follow actively and passively acquired antibodies in infants. It was performed in the public healthcare system in Santa Clara County (California, USA).
AUTHOR(S) Eleonore Eskander; Camille Jung; Corinne Levy (et al.)
SARS-CoV-2 induces a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, which overlap with other viral infections very common in children. This study aimed to describe the percentage of positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR tests in symptomatic and asymptomatic ambulatory children and to determine the predictive factors for positivity. From June 1 to July 31, 2020, a cross-sectional prospective, multicenter study (13 hospital emergency units and 59 ambulatory pediatricians) was conducted throughout France. Children under 15 years of age with a prescription of nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test were enrolled.
AUTHOR(S) Mathias Diebig; Susan Gritzka; Nico Dragano (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Vincenzo Alfano; Salvatore Ercolano; Lorenzo Cicatiello
AUTHOR(S) Valewska G. Wallis Gómez; María Hernández Apolinario; Pedro Saavedra Santana (et al.)
During the SARS-CoV-2 state of alarm (SoA), a 30–70% reduction was observed in the number of visits to Pediatric Emergency Departments (ED), as well as frequent delay in diagnosis or difficulty accessing healthcare services. This study evaluates modifications observed in pediatric healthcare activity during the SoA. This is a descriptive retrospective observational study of the hospital pediatric activity.
AUTHOR(S) Murat Başeğmez; Cevdet Coşkun Aydın
The main scientific contribution of this study is to design an approach that can regulate school safety and student health in gardens and classes during the pandemic period using GIS. The method of this study is based on the use of school areas and building data, the creation of 4m2 social distance areas for students, and the evaluation of these areas in terms of health measures. To this aim, first, the relevant guidelines issued by the government institutions in Turkey during the COVID-19 process were examined, in relation to how they will reflect on education policies regarding the sanitary safety of schools. This data was obtained from open-source data sets. Then, in the application stage, 20 schools were selected in order to analyse the sustainability of education in the Balgat district. In addition, the sanitary conditions of classrooms and garden areas were evaluated within the framework of educational policies, taking into account the capabilities of geographical information systems (GIS).
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