Incidence of acute respiratory symptoms and COVID-19 infection in children in public schools in Bogotá, Colombia, from July to November, 2020
Introduction: More than 90% of children infected with COVID-19 worldwide developed mild to moderate disease. In Colombia, during 2020, COVID-19 infections in children stayed below 9.2% of the total cases, with no trends for age group or sex. Objective: To estimate the incidence of acute respiratory...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:587612f2849a4534b7eaa32cd7b67515 2023-05-15T15:05:25+02:00 Incidence of acute respiratory symptoms and COVID-19 infection in children in public schools in Bogotá, Colombia, from July to November, 2020 José Moreno-Montoya Diana Benavides-Arias Luz Amparo Pérez Jennifer Ruiz Deidamia García Iván Osejo Edwin Ussa Camilo Pino Fernando Pío de La Hoz 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.6166 https://doaj.org/article/587612f2849a4534b7eaa32cd7b67515 EN ES eng spa Instituto Nacional de Salud https://revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/6166 https://doaj.org/toc/0120-4157 0120-4157 doi:10.7705/biomedica.6166 https://doaj.org/article/587612f2849a4534b7eaa32cd7b67515 Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, Vol 42, Iss Sp. 2, Pp 73-77 (2021) coronavirus infections respiratory tract infections communicable diseases epidemiology surveillance adolescent child Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.6166 2022-12-30T22:54:26Z Introduction: More than 90% of children infected with COVID-19 worldwide developed mild to moderate disease. In Colombia, during 2020, COVID-19 infections in children stayed below 9.2% of the total cases, with no trends for age group or sex. Objective: To estimate the incidence of acute respiratory symptoms and COVID-19 in children from public schools in Bogotá, Colombia during the second semester of 2020. Material and methods: A telephone survey was conducted in over 5,000 scholar children. Antecedents and use of health services were informed. Descriptive statistics were used. Results: A total of 151.470 persons per day accounting for an IR of 157,8 per 100,000 people; almost three times the rate reported by the official surveillance system in the city. Conclusion: A lack of diagnosis and consultation in children was found compared to the general population. Further research is needed to elucidate the true burden of the disease in children. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Biomédica 42 Sp. 2 73 77 |
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Introduction: More than 90% of children infected with COVID-19 worldwide developed mild to moderate disease. In Colombia, during 2020, COVID-19 infections in children stayed below 9.2% of the total cases, with no trends for age group or sex. Objective: To estimate the incidence of acute respiratory symptoms and COVID-19 in children from public schools in Bogotá, Colombia during the second semester of 2020. Material and methods: A telephone survey was conducted in over 5,000 scholar children. Antecedents and use of health services were informed. Descriptive statistics were used. Results: A total of 151.470 persons per day accounting for an IR of 157,8 per 100,000 people; almost three times the rate reported by the official surveillance system in the city. Conclusion: A lack of diagnosis and consultation in children was found compared to the general population. Further research is needed to elucidate the true burden of the disease in children. |
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José Moreno-Montoya Diana Benavides-Arias Luz Amparo Pérez Jennifer Ruiz Deidamia García Iván Osejo Edwin Ussa Camilo Pino Fernando Pío de La Hoz |
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Incidence of acute respiratory symptoms and COVID-19 infection in children in public schools in Bogotá, Colombia, from July to November, 2020 |
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Incidence of acute respiratory symptoms and COVID-19 infection in children in public schools in Bogotá, Colombia, from July to November, 2020 |
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Incidence of acute respiratory symptoms and COVID-19 infection in children in public schools in Bogotá, Colombia, from July to November, 2020 |
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