Consequences of COVID-19 Lockdown on Children and Their Pets: Dangerous Increase of Dog Bites among the Paediatric Population
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Population
2.2. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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2014–2019 | 2020 | ||
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Number of children bitten | 41.0 ± 5.9 (30–46) | 30 | p < 0.01 |
Male:female ratio | 3:2 | 4:1 | |
Mean age of children bitten | 6.4 ± 3.5 y (8 m–13 y) | 5.2 ± 3.7 y (9 m–13 y) | |
Bites from familiar dogs | 13 ± 2.6 (10–17) | 22 | p < 0.01 |
Bites from foreign dogs | 28 ± 2.4 (25–31) | 8 | p < 0.01 |
Sutured vs. not sutured injuries | 9 ± 2 (6–12) vs. 32 ± 3 (28–35) | 21 vs. 9 | p < 0.01 |
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Parente, G.; Gargano, T.; Di Mitri, M.; Cravano, S.; Thomas, E.; Vastano, M.; Maffi, M.; Libri, M.; Lima, M. Consequences of COVID-19 Lockdown on Children and Their Pets: Dangerous Increase of Dog Bites among the Paediatric Population. Children 2021, 8, 620. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080620
Parente G, Gargano T, Di Mitri M, Cravano S, Thomas E, Vastano M, Maffi M, Libri M, Lima M. Consequences of COVID-19 Lockdown on Children and Their Pets: Dangerous Increase of Dog Bites among the Paediatric Population. Children. 2021; 8(8):620. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080620
Chicago/Turabian StyleParente, Giovanni, Tommaso Gargano, Marco Di Mitri, Sara Cravano, Eduje Thomas, Marzia Vastano, Michela Maffi, Michele Libri, and Mario Lima. 2021. "Consequences of COVID-19 Lockdown on Children and Their Pets: Dangerous Increase of Dog Bites among the Paediatric Population" Children 8, no. 8: 620. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080620
APA StyleParente, G., Gargano, T., Di Mitri, M., Cravano, S., Thomas, E., Vastano, M., Maffi, M., Libri, M., & Lima, M. (2021). Consequences of COVID-19 Lockdown on Children and Their Pets: Dangerous Increase of Dog Bites among the Paediatric Population. Children, 8(8), 620. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080620