Parents' and teachers' attitudes to and experiences of the implementation of COVID-19 preventive measures in primary and secondary schools following reopening of schools in autumn 2020: a descriptive cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess implementation and ease of implementation of control measures in schools as reported by staff and parents.

Design

A descriptive cross-sectional survey.

Setting

Staff and parents/guardians of the 132 primary schools and 19 secondary schools participating in COVID-19 surveillance in school kids (sKIDs and sKIDsPLUS Studies).

Main outcome measure

Prevalence of control measures implemented in schools in autumn 2020, parental and staff perception of ease of implementation.

Results

In total, 56 of 151 (37%) schools participated in this study, with 1953 parents and 986 staff members completing the questionnaire. Most common measures implemented by schools included regular hand cleaning for students (52 of 56, 93%) and staff (70 of 73, 96%),

SUBMITTER: Amin-Chowdhury Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9527746 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature