Summary
This study in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health examines the demographic, clinical and socioeconomic factors associated with diagnosis of Long Covid in children aged 5 to 18 years. The authors conducted a population-based cross-sectional study using data from 20,601 children living in Israel who tested positive for Covid between 1 February 2020 and 30 June 2021.
They found several variables associated with the development of Long Covid, including:
- the severity of acute infection
- being hospitalised
- recurrent acute infection
- ADHD diagnosis
- chronic allergic rhinitis
- chronic urticaria.
The authors call for heightened clinical awareness that Long Covid can be present in children, and highlight that this should affect public health policy because of Covid-19's long-term health impacts.
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