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COVID-19 Vaccines/therapeutic use , COVID-19/prevention & control , Parents/psychology , Seasons , Adult , COVID-19 Vaccines/standards , Female , Humans , Influenza, Human/drug therapy , Influenza, Human/prevention & control , Intention , Male , Parenting/psychology , Parenting/trends , COVID-19 Drug TreatmentABSTRACT
Children infected with COVID-19 have a critical part in community-based viral transmission. This study aimed to evaluate knowledge, awareness, attitudes, and behaviors of parents of pediatric dental patients on COVID-19 and to present required actions to prevent its spreading. A total of 524 parents took part in this cross-sectional study. A self-administered questionnaire was prepared for determining sociodemographic characteristics and socioeconomic status of parents, along with their COVID-19-related knowledge, awareness, attitudes, and behaviors. In total, 90.6% of parents were unaware that disease may show no symptoms; 61.1% and 32.6% did not know roles of "close contact with asymptomatic patients" and "dentistry practices" in transmission, respectively; 30.2% thought it could be transmitted to their children at dental clinics, and only 16.4% stated their children as carriers. Parents need to be informed on COVID-19 transmission through contact with asymptomatic individuals, risks associated with dentistry practices, and role of children in transmission.
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COVID-19/psychology , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Parents/psychology , Adolescent , Child , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Parenting/psychology , Parenting/trends , Pediatric Dentistry/methods , Pediatric Dentistry/statistics & numerical data , Social Class , Surveys and QuestionnairesSubject(s)
Academic Performance/trends , COVID-19 , Career Mobility , Caregivers , Gender Role , Women, Working , COVID-19/epidemiology , COVID-19/prevention & control , COVID-19/psychology , Caregivers/education , Caregivers/psychology , Female , Humans , Parenting/trends , Physical Distancing , SARS-CoV-2 , TeleworkingABSTRACT
The issues facing academic mothers have been discussed for decades. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is further exposing these inequalities as womxn scientists who are parenting while also engaging in a combination of academic related duties are falling behind. These inequities can be solved by investing strategically in solutions. Here we describe strategies that would ensure a more equitable academy for working mothers now and in the future. While the data are clear that mothers are being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, many groups could benefit from these strategies. Rather than rebuilding what we once knew, let us be the architects of a new world.
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COVID-19/epidemiology , Mothers/statistics & numerical data , Research Personnel/statistics & numerical data , Sexism/statistics & numerical data , Teaching/statistics & numerical data , COVID-19/economics , COVID-19/psychology , Female , Humans , Mothers/psychology , Parenting/psychology , Parenting/trends , SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification , Sexism/psychology , Sexism/trendsABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience considerable amounts of stress and impaired emotional well-being. Consequently, it is likely that these have been adversely impacted by COVID-19 outbreak due to disruptions to the schedules of children with ASD. AIM: This study investigated the stress and emotional well-being of parents of children with ASD in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHOD: The study obtained quantitative data from 150 parents of children with ASD from different regions in Saudi Arabia using an online survey. The data collected included demographic data of the parents, ASD status of the family, ASD support during COVID-19 pandemic, severity of ASD behaviours in comparison to the pre- COVID-19 status eating behaviour of the child with ASD, Parental Stress, and emotional well-being. The PSI-short form (PSI-SF) (Abidin, 1995) scale was utilised to obtain data related to parental stress and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) (Goldberg, 1992) scale was utilised to obtain data related to parents' emotional well-being. RESULTS: The study found that family ASD status (in particular, age and gender of child with ASD, and severity of his/her symptoms) had a significant impact on parental stress and emotional well-being. Moreover, parental stress and emotional well-being were negatively impacted by the frequency and usefulness of ASD support received during COVID-19 pandemic. These were also adversely impacted by the change in severity of ASD behaviours of the children with ASD. Finally, parental stress was found to have a negative impact on the emotional well-being of parents. Overall, the study found that the parental stress and emotional well-being of parents of children with ASD in Saudi Arabia had been unfavourably impacted by COVID-19 pandemic. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the study found that the parental stress and emotional well-being of parents with ASD in Saudi Arabia had been unfavourably impacted by COVID-19 pandemic. This study recommends the involvement of the Saudi Ministry of Health to establish and extend support services to support parents of children with ASD. Moreover, the provision of training programs to help parents deal with the characteristic behaviour of their children with ASD such as, the ability to maintain routines, aggressive or repetitive behaviour, is also recommended.