Objectives:

To gain insight into children’s health-related knowledge and understanding of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) and COVID-19, and measures adopted to mitigate transmission.

Design:

A child-centred qualitative creative element embedded in an online mixed-methods survey of children aged 7–12 years.

Setting:

Children participated in the study in six countries – the UK, Australia, Sweden, Brazil, Spain and Canada.

Method:

A qualitative creative component, embedded in an online survey, prompted children to draw and label a picture. Children were recruited via their parents using the researchers’ professional social media accounts, through known contacts, media and websites from health organisations within each country. Analysis of the form and content of the children’s pictures took place.

Results:

A total of 128 children (mean age 9.2 years) submitted either a hand-drawn (n = 111) or digitally created (n = 17) picture. Four main themes were identified which related to children’s health-related knowledge of (1) COVID-19 and how it is transmitted; (2) measures and actions to mitigate transmission; (3) places of safety during the pandemic; and (4) children’s role in mitigating COVID-19 transmission.

Conclusion:

Children’s pictures indicated a good understanding of the virus, how it spreads and how to mitigate transmission. Children depicted their actions during the pandemic as protecting themselves, their families and wider society.

中文翻译：

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儿童关于 COVID-19 的图片以及减缓其传播的措施：一项国际定性研究

目标：

深入了解儿童对严重急性呼吸系统综合症冠状病毒 2 (SARS-CoV2) 和 COVID-19 的健康相关知识和理解，以及为减轻传播而采取的措施。

设计：

一项以儿童为中心的定性创意元素嵌入对 7-12 岁儿童的在线混合方法调查中。

环境：

孩子们在六个国家参与了这项研究——英国、澳大利亚、瑞典、巴西、西班牙和加拿大。

方法：

嵌入在线调查的定性创意组件促使儿童绘制并标记图片。儿童是通过他们的父母使用研究人员的专业社交媒体帐户，通过每个国家/地区的卫生组织的已知联系人、媒体和网站招募的。对儿童图片的形式和内容进行了分析。

结果：

共有 128 名儿童（平均年龄 9.2 岁）提交了手绘（n = 111）或数字创建（n = 17）图片。确定了四个主要主题，它们与儿童对 (1) COVID-19 及其传播方式的健康相关知识有关；(2) 减缓传播的措施和行动；（三）疫情期间的安全场所；(4) 儿童在减轻 COVID-19 传播方面的作用。

结论：

孩子们的照片表明他们对病毒、它如何传播以及如何减少传播有很好的了解。儿童将他们在大流行期间的行为描述为保护自己、家人和更广泛的社会。