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AUTHOR(S) Roxane Dumont; Viviane Richard; Elsa Lorthe (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Laura Hart; Fareeda W. Haamid; Cynthia Holland-Hall (et al.)
Testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) decreased during the early months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Less is known about the extent to which screening of asymptomatic adolescents for STIs was specifically affected. Our aim was to describe the impacts of early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic on asymptomatic STI screening and overall STI testing among adolescent females aged 13 to 19. We hypothesized that screening would decrease more than overall testing. This study evaluated claims data from a pediatric accountable care organization responsible for approximately 40,000 adolescent females. It assessed rates of asymptomatic screening and overall testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea in this population, comparing the early pandemic to pre-pandemic levels.
AUTHOR(S) Thi Loi Dao; Hue Vu Thi; Philippe Gautret (et al.)
With an increasing need for COVID-19 vaccination around the globe, we aim to investigate willingness and attitudes of parents regarding COVID-19 vaccines for children in Vietnam. A 24-item online survey was conducted among 602 parents and legal guardians of children under 18 years of age.
AUTHOR(S) Vanessa Piechotta; Waldemar Siemens
AUTHOR(S) Vineeta Singh; Nirali F. Sanghvi; Priyanka Aggarwal (et al.)
Similar to normal pediatric population, children with thalassemia are at risk of acquiring COVID-19 infection. Theoretically, they are at higher risk of severe infection because of comobidities associated with chronic transfusions. This study is an attempt to find out the awareness of COVID-19 vaccination in transfusion dependent thalassemia patients attending thalassemia clinic at our institute. It is an observational study consisting of 21 children with transfusion dependent thalassemia from 12 years to 18 years of age attending the thalassemia clinic between May to July 2022. Awareness and the status of COVID-19 vaccination in children and their families was assessed using a questionnaire.
AUTHOR(S) Ariani Pongoh; Via Dwi Lingga; Fitra Duh (et al.)
COVID-19 was a new SARS variance identified in 2019 and declared the cause of the global pandemic in March 2020. Nowadays, the case has experienced a fluctuating case phase, along with the mutation of the SARS Cov-19 variant that has not stopped yet. Confirmation cases and deaths occur in various ages, including in children. Although the data on COVID-19 case in children is low, efforts to prevent the transmission of Covid-19 in children is needed. This study aims to identify the effect of health education efforts to prevent Covid-19 transmission through 3M (wearing a mask, washing hands and physical distancing) habituation which was carried out using comic media with a cultural context. This study uses pre-experimental research with one group pretest-posttest design. The study was conducted to see the effect of providing education using culture-based comic media (independent variable) on elementary school students' attitudes in 3M practice (dependent variable). The population in this study were all students aged 10-12 years at MI Al-Kautsar Sorong, a total of 45 children. In this study, the sampling technique used is total sampling. The data were analysed with the Wilcoxon test.
AUTHOR(S) Anita Dyah Listyarini; Maftuhah Khoirotun Nisa; Icca Narayani Pramudaningsih (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Sara A. Quandt; Sydney A. Smith; Jennifer W. Talton (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Gary Kwok; Samantha Reese; Sanjana Dugad (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Patrick D. M. C. Katoto; Amanda S. Brand; Liliane N. Byamungu (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Pedram Fattahi; Sepideh Abdi; Elnaz Saeedi (et al.)
COVID-19 presents as a mild and less severe respiratory disease among children. However, it is still lethal and could lead to death in paediatric cases. The current study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of children and young people hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Qazvin-Iran. We also investigated the risk factors of death due to COVID-19 in paediatric cases. We performed a retrospective cohort study on 645 children and young people (ages 0-17) hospitalized since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The cases were confirmed with positive results of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The data were retrieved from an electronic database of demographic, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics.
AUTHOR(S) Yoshika Saito; Kana Yamamoto; Morihito Takita (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Jeffrey J. VanWormer; Gabriella Alicea; Bryan P. Weichelt (et al.)
The risks of severe outcomes associated with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) are elevated in unvaccinated individuals. It remains crucial to understand patterns of COVID-19 vaccination, particularly in younger and remote populations where coverage often lags. This study examined disparities in COVID-19 vaccine coverage in farm children and adolescents. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted in patients of the Marshfield Clinic Health System (MCHS) in Wisconsin. The sample included children/adolescents age 5-17 years who were eligible for COVID-19 vaccine initiation for ≥ 90 days (as of September 30, 2022), stratified by those who lived vs did not live on a farm. Outcomes included COVID-19 vaccine initiation, series completion, and booster receipt. Multivariable regression was used to examine associations between COVID-19 vaccination and farm, as well as rural and non-rural, residence.
AUTHOR(S) Eny Qurniyawati; Santi Martini; Fariani Syahrul (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Colleen C. Schreyer; Irina A. Vanzhula; Angela S. Guarda
The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with increased hospitalization rates and worsened symptom severity in patients with eating disorders (ED), but most studies focused exclusively on adolescents. Further, research evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on response to inpatient treatment for ED is limited. This study aimed to compare demographic characteristics, symptom severity at admission, and discharge outcomes for adult and adolescent inpatients with EDs admitted before and after onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The post-COVID cohort was expected to report elevated symptomatology and poorer response to treatment compared to the pre-COVID cohort and this effect was expected to be amplified for adolescents. Patients were consecutively hospitalized adults and adolescents treated in a specialized behavioral integrated inpatient-partial hospitalization program for eating disorders between March 2018 and March 2022 (N = 261).
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