Impact of COVID-19 on children

Abstract

Background The COVID-19 global pandemic has spread throughout the world, posing an extremely dangerous health risk for almost everyone. While dealing with such a large-scale viral disease, the healthcare infrastructure is under strain. Young adults who were thought to have been clinically affected fared better than their older counterparts. This pandemic has affected millions of children, especially those from low-economic backgrounds, who are otherwise highly susceptible and underprivileged. Children of frontline workers and single parents face particular challenges. Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are more vulnerable to infection and may experience long-lasting negative effects of the pandemic, such as child labor, child trafficking, child marriage, sexual exploitation, and even death. To lessen the psychological negative effects of COVID-19 on children and adolescents, parents, physicians, psychologists, social workers, and hospital administrators, government and non-governmental organizations have essential responsibilities to play. Priority one is to ensure that all children from all socioeconomic strata have access to the necessities of life, including social security, health care, and education. Moreover, some positive changes may result from the global crisis. This research paper discusses the potential consequences of this pandemic. Summary Some of the hypotheses being investigated while looking at the low case fatality rate among pediatric age groups include the peak of immunity and differences in immune system response. The vulnerability of the comorbid pediatric age group, on the other hand, is comparable to that of their older counterparts. During the severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome outbreaks, similar results were observed. The inoculation of a mother during pregnancy was found to be effective in protecting her progeny. Results This is a review article, thus not applicable. Conclusions Children are quite discouraged when school is abruptly stopped, when planned outings are canceled, when they are confined to the house, and when they are afraid of the unknown with regard to the continuing epidemic. Even though almost all studies suggest that COVID-19 has a relatively mild clinical manifestation in children, one must be cautious due to the novel coronavirus’s rapid mutation rate. More research is needed to determine the relationship between COVID-19 and pediatric age groups.

Risk factors of self-reported physical child abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: work-related changes in men and fear of COVID-19 in women

“…Some strong risk factors were found like intergenerational chain of child abuse and low socioeconomic status, but practical intervention is not possible. The negative impacts of COVID-19 have been widely studied, and this result might be one of the risks for increased stress, especially toward their families in particular situations ( Amin & Parveen, 2022 ).…”

“…The negative impacts of child abuse are maintained throughout the victims’ lifespan, and result in various mood disorders, anxiety disorders, suicidal behavior, and the intergenerational cycle of child abuse ( Chapman et al, 2004 ; Fujiwara & Kawakami, 2011 ; Stickley et al, 2020 ; Horikawa et al, 2016 ; Berlin, Appleyard & Dodge, 2011 ). Many studies have concluded that more attention to child abuse is necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic because some risk factors such as mental stress, economic stress, social isolation, and a decrease in the chances of detecting child abuse must be reinforced by the pandemic ( Romanou & Belton, 2020 ; Pereda & Díaz-Faes, 2020 ; Brown et al, 2020 ; Amin & Parveen, 2022 ).…”