Naslov
Parents' opinions on the effectiveness of antiepidemic measures on children morbidity

Autori
Pavlović, Nika ; Miškulin, Maja ; Miškulin, Ivan

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, ostalo, znanstveni

Skup
15. Međunarodni kongres - Štamparovi dani - zdravi stilovi života

Mjesto i datum
Pleternica, Hrvatska, 05.05.2023. - 07.05.2023

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
pandemic ; COVID 19 antiepidemic measures ; children ; elementary school ; Croatia

Sažetak
BACKGROUND: At the beginning of the pandemic COVID -19, the Republic of Croatia, like some other countries, introduced measures to combat the epidemic in elementary school. The study aimed to investigate the parents’ opinions on the effectiveness of these measures in suppressing other infectious diseases. METHODS: An anonymous cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted in March 2021 among parents of children from 1st to 4th grade of elementary schools in Osijek. RESULTS: Parents of 56.1% girls and 43.9% boys completed 139 questionnaires. Most of the children (75.5%) participated in extracurricular activities, which made them more susceptible to diseases due to contact with other children. 33.1% of parents believed that children got sick as often or even more often than before the pandemic, while 62.6% of parents believed that children got sick less or not at all since the measures were introduced, while 4.3% of parents did not know. Of all participants, 48.2% believed that the pandemic measures were effective and that some of them should be maintained, while 51.8% did not believe they were effective or simply did not know. CONCLUSION: Given the ambiguous opinions of parents and the fact that they were also hesitant in some cases, further studies are recommended.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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