Does COVID-19 infection have an impact on children’s psychological problems?

Faculty of Medicine

Assiut University

Does COVID-19 infection have an impact on children’s psychological problems?

Research Authors
Gellan K Ahmed, Khaled Elbeh, Hamdy M Gomaa, Saeed Soliman
Research Date
Research Department
Family Medicine
Research Journal
Middle East Current Psychiatry
Research Member
Hamdy Mohamed Mohamed
Gellan Karamallah Ramadan
Research Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Research Vol
Voiume 28
Research Website
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?oi=bibs&cluster=8482147261819853516&btnI=1&hl=ar
Research Year
2021
Research_Pages
1-9
Research Abstract

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has a significant impact on children, adolescents, and their families. So, the purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of children’s psychological problems during the COVID-19 pandemic and their association of COVID-19 infection in children and their risk factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 148 children aged 6–12 years old categorized into 2 groups based on COVID-19 infection history. Participants were assessed by the Socioeconomic Scale and the Checklist for Children’s Behavior (CBCL).

Results

Children who had COVID-19 had a high percentage of problems regarding family, school, social, financial, and parent problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Regarding CBCL, children who had COVID-19 infection had a higher percentage of clinical rating than the other …