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Interrupted time-series analysis showed unintended consequences of non-pharmaceutical interventions on paediatric hospital admissions

COVID-19-associated non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) have disrupted respiratory viral transmission. We quantified the changes in paediatric hospital admissions in 2020 from five different NPI phases in Western Australia for acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in children in the context of all-cause admissions.

Citation:
Moore HC, Le H, Mace A, Blyth CC, Yeoh D, Foley D, et al. Interrupted time-series analysis showed unintended consequences of non-pharmaceutical interventions on paediatric hospital admissions. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2021.

Keywords:
Covid-19; Non-pharmaceutical interventions; acute lower respiratory infections; hospitalization; pediatric epidemiology


Abstract:
COVID-19-associated non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) have disrupted respiratory viral transmission. We quantified the changes in paediatric hospital admissions in 2020 from five different NPI phases in Western Australia for acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in children in the context of all-cause admissions.