Table 3.

Change in children’s behaviours between the pre-COVID-19 period and the COVID-19 period

Change in child behaviours	Decreased n = 469	Stayed the same n = 1,937	Increased n = 2,117	Don’t Know n = 246
	(%, CI 95%)	(%, CI 95%)	(%, CI 95%)	(%, CI 95%)
More than 3 h per day of time spent studying at home (including hours of online schooling)	9.7 (8.9–10.7)	40.9 (39.3–42.5)	44.3 (42.5–46.1)	5.1 (4.4–5.8)
Time spent playing actively/energetically (e.g. running or jumping outdoors or moving and playing games indoors) outside school hours, on weekdays	44.0 (42-45.9)	35.9 (34.4–37.5)	17.8 (16.6–19.1)	2.3 (1.9–2.8)
Time spent playing actively/energetically (e.g. running or jumping outdoors or moving and playing games indoors) outside school hours, at weekends	39.3 (37.4–41.2)	42.5 (40.9–44.2)	15.7 (14.5–16.9)	2.5 (2.0-3.1)
Time spent watching TV, playing videogames or using social media for non-educational purposes on weekdays	5.4 (4.8–6.2)	39.6 (38.1–41.2)	52.7 (51.1–54.3)	2.3 (1.8–2.8)
Time spent watching TV, playing videogames or using social media for non-educational purposes at weekends.	6.0 (5.3–6.7)	44.1 (42.6–45.6)	47.3 (45.7–48.9)	2.7 (2.2–3.2)