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Children and Adolescents' Behavioral Patterns in Response to Escalating COVID-19 Restriction Reveal Sex and Age Differences.
Paulsen, Mira; Zychlinsky Scharff, Anna; de Cassan, Kristof; Sugianto, Rizky Indrameikha; Blume, Cornelia; Blume, Holger; Christmann, Martin; Hauß, Corinna; Illig, Thomas; Jonczyk, Rebecca; Klopp, Norman; Kopfnagel, Verena; Lichtinghagen, Ralf; Lucas, Henning; Luhr, Anke; Mutschler, Frauke; Pietschmann, Thomas; Pott, Philipp-Cornelius; Prokein, Jana; Schaefer, Paula; Stahl, Frank; Stanislawski, Nils; von der Born, Jeannine; Schmidt, Bernhard M W; Heiden, Stefanie; Stiesch, Meike; Memaran, Nima; Melk, Anette.
Afiliação
  • Paulsen M; Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver, and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Zychlinsky Scharff A; Common Trunk Residency Program, Children's Hospital, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • de Cassan K; Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomedical Material Research, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Sugianto RI; Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver, and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Blume C; Institute for Technical Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover Germany.
  • Blume H; Institute of Microelectronic Systems, Leibniz University Hanover, Hannover, Germany.
  • Christmann M; Institute for Clinical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Hauß C; MVZ Labor Limbach, Hannover, Germany.
  • Illig T; Hannover Unified Biobank, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Jonczyk R; Institute for Technical Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover Germany.
  • Klopp N; Hannover Unified Biobank, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Kopfnagel V; Hannover Unified Biobank, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Lichtinghagen R; Institute for Clinical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Lucas H; Institute of Innovation Research, Technology Management & Entrepreneurship, Leibniz University Hanover, Hannover, Germany.
  • Luhr A; Eye Center Kantplatz, Hannover, Germany.
  • Mutschler F; Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver, and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Pietschmann T; Institute of Experimental Virology, Twincore, Hannover, Germany.
  • Pott PC; Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomedical Material Research, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Prokein J; Hannover Unified Biobank, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Schaefer P; Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomedical Material Research, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Stahl F; Institute for Technical Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover Germany.
  • Stanislawski N; Institute of Microelectronic Systems, Leibniz University Hanover, Hannover, Germany.
  • von der Born J; Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver, and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Schmidt BMW; Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Heiden S; Institute of Innovation Research, Technology Management & Entrepreneurship, Leibniz University Hanover, Hannover, Germany.
  • Stiesch M; Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomedical Material Research, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Memaran N; Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver, and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Melk A; Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver, and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. Electronic address: Melk.Anette@mh-hannover.de.
J Adolesc Health ; 70(3): 378-386, 2022 Mar.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34972613
PURPOSE: The COVID-19 pandemic affects students in a myriad of different ways. Our prospective, longitudinal study in a cohort of students in Hannover, Germany explores behavioral patterns during escalating COVID-19 restrictions. METHODS: In total, 777 students between the age of 9 and 20 were assessed for their activity engagement, travel patterns, and self-assessed compliance with protective recommendations at six time points between June 2020 and June 2021 (3,564 observations) and were monitored for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection by nasal swab polymerase chain reaction and serum antibody titers. RESULTS: Activity engagement decreased, but self-assessed compliance with measures such as mask wearing and social distancing was stable during escalating restrictions. Although we found no sex difference during the summer break, when incidence was lowest, females engaged in a higher variety of activities than males for all other time points. Older students engaged in more activities and self-assigned themselves lower compliance values than younger ones. Greater involvement in different activities was seen in households which traveled more frequently. Infection rate in our cohort was low (0.03% acute infections, 1.94% positive seroprevalence). DISCUSSION: Our study supports the view that, overall, students show high compliance with COVID-19 recommendations and restrictions. The identification of subsets, such as female and older students, with higher risk behavioral patterns should be considered when implementing public information campaigns. In light of the low infection rate in our cohort, we conclude that in-person learning can occur safely if extensive protective measures are in place and the incidence in the general population remains moderate.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article