Prevalence of COVID-19 infection in asymptomatic school children

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dc.authoridBenli, Ali Ramazan/0000-0003-0039-1497
dc.authoridSimsek, Erhan/0000-0002-0473-7910
dc.contributor.authorAslaner, Humeyra
dc.contributor.authorBenli, Ali Ramazan
dc.contributor.authorSimsek, Erhan
dc.contributor.authorKorkmaz, Zubeyde
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-24T17:19:08Z
dc.date.available2025-02-24T17:19:08Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentFakülteler, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Bölümü
dc.description.abstractBackground. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, discussions regarding the prevalence of COVID-19 in children and the association of this with education have started. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of COVID-19 infection in asymptomatic school children within a limited period while face-to-face education continued. Methods. This is a descriptive and retrospective study. Screening was carried out in the schools in the three major districts of the metropolitan municipality when face-to-face education was practiced. COVID-19 RT-PCR swab samples were collected from 4,658 students from 46 schools at preschool, primary, secondary, and high school levels by using the stratified sampling method. Screening results were retrospectively analyzed by the researchers. Results. The mean age of the children included in the study was 10.6 +/- 3.2 (5-17). Only 46 students' COVID-19 RT-PCR results were positive; the positivity rate was higher in male students than in female students (p>0.05); the students living in the third region had a higher positivity rate than the other students, there was a statistical difference between them (p<0.001); there were no positive cases in 26 (56.7%) schools, and the spreader rate of the school children was 0.98%. Conclusions. We determined in the study that the prevalence of COVID-19 infection was not high in asymptomatic school children in the period when schools were open. This may play a role in directing the education and training during the pandemic.
dc.identifier.doi10.24953/turkjped.2021.4608
dc.identifier.endpage39
dc.identifier.issn0041-4301
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmid35286028
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85126400771
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage32
dc.identifier.trdizinid1138001
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.24953/turkjped.2021.4608
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1138001
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14440/1015
dc.identifier.volume64
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000819914600004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTurkish J Pediatrics
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Pediatrics
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250201
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectschool children
dc.subjecteducation
dc.titlePrevalence of COVID-19 infection in asymptomatic school children
dc.typeArticle

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