Abstract
We studied the adherence to Government of India guidelines for home treatment of asymptomatic/mild covid-positive children, whereby a family member is designated as caretaker for the patient. Proportion of caretakers adhering to guidelines was 68%. Persistence in adherence was 6 (1.4) days. 14 children (16.5%) developed symptoms while in home isolation. The most reported commonly barrier was it was that time consuming.
Key words: Coronavirus, Covid-19, Guideline adherence, Pandemic, Patient isolation, SARS CoV 2
Contributors: CB: concept, design, data acquisition, analysis, interpretation, drafting, reviewing for intellectual content. Devikittu: design, data analysis, interpretation; SB: data interpretation, drafting, reviewing for intellectual content; SP: reviewing for intellectual content; RC: data acquisition, drafting. All authors approved the final version of manuscript, and are accountable for all aspects related to the study.
Funding: None
Ethics clearance: Institute ethics committee; No.3/315/IEC/32/PP3/2021, dated Feb 19, 2021.
Competing interests: None stated.
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