COVID-19 shock: Parents lied about their children’s illness status and violated quarantine rules, study finds

LOS ANGELES – During the pandemic, about 25.9% of parents lied about their children. COVID test results a new study has shown that their children should not miss school and other activities.

The survey, titled “Parental Non-Compliance with Health Policy Recommendations to Prevent Childhood Transmission of COVID-19,” was published on Jama Network Open.

The study was conducted by a team of researchers from the universities of Iowa, Utah, Colorado, Connecticut and the UK.

From 580 american parents of respondents to a national online survey in December 2021, more than a quarter reported “false perceptions and/or non-compliance” in at least one of the seven behavioral factors.

One of the most common behaviors (24% of parents) was failing to tell someone who was near their child what they knew or suspected their child had COVID.

The study found that another 21% of parents said they were allowing their child to “break quarantine rules.”

The authors of the study wrote that the most common reason parents broke these rules was “exercise.” personal freedom as a parent.”

The parents also said they wanted their child’s life to “be normal” – and they didn’t want to miss work or other responsibilities to stay at home with their kids.

The average age of parents was 35.9 years.

Most of them were women (403) compared to 171 men.

Several races and nationalities were represented.

The study suggests that parents’ failure to comply with public health measures may have hindered efforts to limit the spread of COVID, possibly “contributing to the morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19.”

In addition, the findings stated that “in some children got the vaccine it has not been fully tested and approved in their age group.”

The study had some limitations.

It used improbability sampling, which means that not all members of the population had the same chance of participating.

Also, because the results were self-reported, it is possible that some parents did not report their non-compliance with public health measures.

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The study authors wrote that even with limitations, the results “suggest a major public health challenge in the immediate context of the COVID-19 pandemic, including future waves affecting tired parents as well as future infectious disease outbreaks.”

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They noted that more research is needed to determine which groups are most likely to deviate from COVID-related public health measures and identify reasons for breaking the rules.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the authors of the study for comment.

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