SynthesisBMC public health2022
A systematic review and meta-analysis on the preventive behaviors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic among children and adolescents.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Intervention Effectiveness of Health Behaviors During COVID-19: A Systematic Review and a Network Meta-Analysis.PsyCh journal · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Promoting Athletic Performance and Related Factors among Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Psychosocial Determinants of Hand Hygiene, Facemask Wearing, and Physical Distancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2022Pooled it
- COVID-19 Preventive Practices, Parent-Child Conflict, and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Adolescents.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Perceptions of Children's Use of COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Knowledge, practice, and information sources regarding infectious diseases among Chinese children and adolescents: a National-Level cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- CARTOON-based educational intervention for children to foster hygiene knowledge and emotional resilience in preschool children: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- A multi-country survey of the socio-demographic factors associated with adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Association between the COVID-19 Vaccine and Preventive Behaviors: Panel Data Analysis from Japan.Vaccines · 2023Article
- The relationships of perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, and subjective norms with COVID-19 preventive behaviors: a secondary data analysis comparing adolescents and emerging adults in South Korea.Child health nursing research · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Prevention Strategies for Victoria Students within Educational Facilities: An AI-Based Modelling Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Perceived Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) and Fear toward COVID-19 among Patients with Diabetes Attending Primary Healthcare Centers in Kuwait.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this review was to synthesize the empirical evidence of relevant studies related to preventive behaviors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic among children and adolescents. Further to this, we aimed to identify the demographic, psychological, and social and environmental correlates of such behaviors.
methodsFollowing PRISMA guidelines, eligible literature was identified by searching seven databases (PsycINFO, PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, PROSPERO registry platform, and ClinicalTrials.gov website) and reference list of included studies and relevant review papers from 1
resultsOf the 35,271 original papers, 23 eligible studies were included in the qualitative synthesis and all these studies were of moderate-to-high quality, of which 17 studies were further included into the quantitative analysis. Children and adolescents (6-20 yrs.) showed a poorer practice of COVID-19 preventive behaviors compared to younger adults (21-59 yrs.) with a small-to-medium effect size (SMD = -.25, 95%CI = -.41 to -.09). For the demographic correlates, children and adolescents' COVID-19 preventive practice was found to be significantly associated with gender (r = .14, 95%CI = .10 to .18), while not with age (r = -.02, 95%CI = -.14 to .10). Narratively, knowledge was found to be consistently and significantly correlated. For the psychological correlates, small-to-medium overall effects were identified for the association with attitudes (r = .26, 95%CI = .21 to .31) and perceived severity (r = .16, 95%CI = .01 to .30). For the family and social correlates, a non-significant association was identified between family economic status and COVID-19 preventive behaviors (r = .004, 95%CI = -.12 to .12).
conclusionsInterventions and relevant policies of promoting children and adolescent's preventive measures should be a priority. Further, empirical studies identifying the demographic, psychological, and family and social correlates of children and adolescents' preventive behaviors are needed.
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