Effects of COVID-19-targeted non-pharmaceutical interventions on pediatric hospital admissions in North Italian hospitals, 2017 to 2022: a quasi-experimental study interrupted time-series analysis

Effects of COVID-19-targeted non-pharmaceutical interventions on pediatric hospital admissions in North Italian hospitals, 2017 to 2022: a quasi-experimental study interrupted time-series analysis

BackgroundThe use of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs), such as lockdowns, social distancing and school closures, against the COVID-19 epidemic is debated, particularly for the possible negative effects on vulnerable populations, including children and adolescents. This study therefore aimed t...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Maglietta, Matteo Puntoni, Caterina Caminiti, Andrea Pession, Marcello Lanari, Fabio Caramelli, Federico Marchetti, Alessandro De Fanti, Lorenzo Iughetti, Giacomo Biasucci, Agnese Suppiej, Andrea Miceli, Chiara Ghizzi, Gianluca Vergine, Melodie Aricò, Marcello Stella, Susanna Esposito, on behalf of Emilia-Romagna Paediatric COVID-19 network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
COVID-19 epidemiology
non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI)
quasi-experimental design
observational study
Interrupted Time Series (ITS) regression analysis
time series analysis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1393677/full

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