Public health preventive measures and child health behaviours during COVID-19: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The primary objective was to determine the association between public health preventive measures and children's outdoor time, sleep duration, and screen time during COVID-19.

Methods

A cohort study using repeated measures of exposures and outcomes was conducted in healthy children (0 to 10 years) through The Applied Research Group for Kids (TARGet Kids!) COVID-19 Study of Children and Families in Toronto, Canada, between April 14 and July 15, 2020. Parents were asked to complete questionnaires about adherence to public health measures and children's health behaviours. The primary exposure was the average number of days that children practiced public health preventive measures per week. The three outcomes were children's outdoor time, total screen time, and sleep du

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8261798 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature