Children's mental and behavioral health, schooling, and socioeconomic characteristics during school closure in France due to COVID-19: the SAPRIS project
Scientific Reports
; 11(11), 2021.
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in English
| CAB Abstracts | ID: covidwho-1758332
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 limitation strategies have led to widespread school closures around the world. The present study reports children's mental health and associated factors during the COVID-19 school closure in France in the spring of 2020. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from the SAPRIS project set up during the COVID-19 pandemic in France. Using multinomial logistic regression models, we estimated associations between children's mental health, children's health behaviors, schooling, and socioeconomic characteristics of the children's families. The sample consisted of 5702 children aged 8-9 years, including 50.2% girls. In multivariate logistic regression models, children's sleeping difficulties were associated with children's abnormal symptoms of both hyperactivity-inattention (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) 2.05;95% Confidence Interval 1.70-2.47) and emotional symptoms (aOR 5.34;95% CI 4.16-6.86). Factors specifically associated with abnormal hyperactivity/inattention were male sex (aOR 2.29;95% CI 1.90-2.76), access to specialized care prior to the pandemic and its suspension during school closure (aOR 1.51;95% CI 1.21-1.88), abnormal emotional symptoms (aOR 4.06;95% CI 3.11-5.29), being unschooled or schooled with assistance before lockdown (aOR 2.13;95% CI 1.43-3.17), and tutoring with difficulties or absence of a tutor (aOR 3.25;95% CI 2.64-3.99;aOR 2.47;95% CI 1.48-4.11, respectively). Factors associated with children's emotional symptoms were the following being born pre-term (aOR 1.34;95% CI 1.03-1.73), COVID-19 cases among household members (aOR 1.72;95% CI 1.08-2.73), abnormal symptoms of hyperactivity/inattention (aOR 4.18;95% CI 3.27-5.34) and modest income (aOR 1.45;95% CI 1.07-1.96;aOR 1.36;95% CI 1.01-1.84). Multiple characteristics were associated with elevated levels of symptoms of hyperactivity-inattention and emotional symptoms in children during the period of school closure due to COVID-19. Further studies are needed to help policymakers to balance the pros and cons of closing schools, taking into consideration the educational and psychological consequences for children.
Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans [VV210]; Social Psychology and Social Anthropology [UU485]; Non-communicable Human Diseases and Injuries [VV600]; abnormal behaviour; access; boys; children; coronavirus disease 2019; cross-sectional studies; education; emotions; families; human behaviour; human diseases; hyperactivity; mental health; risk; risk assessment; risk factors; school children; socioeconomics; symptoms; viral diseases; man; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; France; European Union Countries; high income countries; Mediterranean Region; OECD Countries; very high Human Development Index countries; Western Europe; Europe; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; abnormal behavior; deviant behaviour; behavior; human behavior; schoolchildren; school kids; SARS-CoV-2; socioeconomic aspects; viral infections
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Scientific Reports
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2021
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