How children in Sweden accessed and perceived information during the first phase of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lise-Lott RydströmCharlotte Ångström-BrännströmLucy BlakeLucy BraylBernie CarterMaria ForsnerJanet MatssonStefan NilssonMargaretha Jenholt NolbrisJennifer KirtonInger KullJoanne ProtheroeAnna-Clara RullanderHolly SaronAnna Lindholm Olinder

Published in: Scandinavian journal of public health (2021)

This study indicates that Swedish children between 7 and 12 years old were well informed about SARS-CoV2 and Covid-19 during the first phase of the pandemic. School was shown to be an important source of information. The children could explain how to act to protect themselves and others from becoming infected by the virus.

Keyphrases

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