Why do children attend school, engage in other activities or socialise when they have symptoms of an infectious illness? A cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To prevent the spread of infectious disease, children are typically asked not to attend school, clubs or other activities, or socialise with others while they have specific symptoms. Despite this, many children continue to participate in these activities while symptomatic.

Design and setting

We commissioned a national cross-sectional survey with data collected between 19 November and 18 December 2021.

Participants

Eligible parents (n=941) were between 18 and 75 years of age, lived in the UK and had at least one child aged between 4 and 17 years. Parents were recruited from a pre-existing pool of potential respondents who had already expressed an interest in receiving market research surveys.

Outcome measures

Parents were asked whether their children

SUBMITTER: Woodland L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10660639 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature