Survey of young people in one region of the UK on accessing COVID-19 information (SOCIAL)

COVID-19 has significantly impacted young people’s lives yet little is known about the COVID-19 related sources of information they access. We performed a cross-sectional survey of pupils (11–16 years) in North Staffordshire, UK. 408 (23%) pupils responded to an online survey emailed to them by thei...

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Autores principales: Lawton, Oliver G P, Lawton, Sarah A, Dikomitis, Lisa, Protheroe, Joanne, Smith, Joanne, Mallen, Christian D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
Materias:
Original Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7868121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34192190
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000942
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Sumario:COVID-19 has significantly impacted young people’s lives yet little is known about the COVID-19 related sources of information they access. We performed a cross-sectional survey of pupils (11–16 years) in North Staffordshire, UK. 408 (23%) pupils responded to an online survey emailed to them by their school. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise the data. Social media, accessed by 68%, played a significant role in the provision of information, despite it not being considered trustworthy. 89% felt that COVID-19 had negatively affected their education. Gaps in the provision of information on COVID-19 have been identified.

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