Forbes J Med. 2023; 4(2): 134-140 | DOI: 10.4274/forbes.galenos.2022.76476

Evaluation of Parental Employment Status and Occupational Characteristics of Pediatric COVID-19 Cases

Ayþegül ELVAN-TÜZ¹, Eda EYDURAN², Eda KARADAÐ-ÖNCEL¹, Yýldýz EKEMEN-KELEÞ¹, Aslýhan ÞAHÝN¹, Gülnihan ÜSTÜNDAй, Selin TAÞAR¹, Ahu KARA-AKSAY¹, Dilek YILMAZ⁵, Sibel KIRAN^4
1University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ýzmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ýzmir, Turkey
²University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ýzmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatrics, Ýzmir, Turkey
³Ýzmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ýzmir, Turkey
⁴Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Public Health, Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Ankara, Turkey
⁵University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ýzmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ýzmir, Turkey and Ýzmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ýzmir, Turkey

Objective: This study examines the epidemiological characteristics, employment status, and professional characteristics of children and their parents who had been diagnosed with Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19).
Methods: The study population consisted of 300 children with COVID-19 who applied to our hospital between October 2020 and January 2021. During the interviews, the working status of the parents, the sector they work in, occupational groups, household income levels, health insurance, COVID-19 expenditures, and income scores were recorded.
Results: The median age of the cases was 156 [minimum-maximum (min-max): 7-216] months and 157 (52.3%) were girls. There were 75 (25%) working mothers and 254 (84.7%) fathers among the parents. There were 11 (3.7%) parents who were unemployed due to the pandemic. The median household income was 3000 (min-max: 0-25000) Turkish liras/361 (min-max: 0-3012) US dollars, and 128 cases (42.7%) spent due to COVID-19. When the cases were compared according to their COVID-19 spending status, it was seen that permanent working fathers had more expenditures related to COVID-19 than non-permanent fathers (p=0.019). Participants with a household income score of 0-5 were found to spend less due to COVID-19 than participants with a household income score of 6-10 (p=0.029).
Conclusion: The population of our study consists of families with low household income and predominantly working in basic occupations. It is noteworthy that the economic burden on families has increased with COVID-19 infection. Moreover, families are negatively affected economically due to job losses and increased expenditures during the pandemic period.

Keywords: COVID-19, parent, occupational health, household income, expenditure

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Pediatrik COVID-19 Olgularýnýn Ebeveyn Ýstihdam Durumu ve Mesleki Özelliklerinin Deðerlendirilmesi

Ayþegül ELVAN-TÜZ¹, Eda EYDURAN², Eda KARADAÐ-ÖNCEL¹, Yýldýz EKEMEN-KELEÞ¹, Aslýhan ÞAHÝN¹, Gülnihan ÜSTÜNDAй, Selin TAÞAR¹, Ahu KARA-AKSAY¹, Dilek YILMAZ⁵, Sibel KIRAN^4
1Saðlýk Bilimleri Üniversitesi Tepecik Eðitim Ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi Çocuk Enfeksiyon Hastalýklarý Anabilim Dalý, Ýzmir, Türkiye
²Saðlýk Bilimleri Üniversitesi Tepecik Eðitim Ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi Pediatri Anabilim Dalý, Ýzmir, Türkiye
³Çocuk Enfeksiyon Hastalýklarý Anabilim Dalý, Ýzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi, Ýzmir, Türkiye
⁴Ýþ Saðlýðý Ve Güvenliði Anabilim Dalý, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Halk Saðlýðý Enstitüsü, Ankara, Türkiye
⁵Saðlýk Bilimleri Üniversitesi Tepecik Eðitim Ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi Çocuk Enfeksiyon Hastalýklarý Anabilim Dalý, Ýzmir, Türkiye, ve Çocuk Enfeksiyon Hastalýklarý Anabilim Dalý, Ýzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi, Ýzmir, Türkiye

Amaç: Bu çalýþma, Koronavirüs hastalýðý-2019 (COVID-19) olan çocuklarýn ve ebeveynlerinin epidemiyolojik özelliklerini, çalýþma durumlarýný ve mesleki özelliklerini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadýr.
Yöntem: Araþtýrma evrenini Ekim 2020-Ocak 2021 tarihleri arasýnda hastanemize baþvuran COVID-19 tanýlý 300 çocuk olgu oluþturdu. Görüþmeler sýrasýnda ebeveynlerin çalýþma durumlarý, çalýþtýklarý sektör, meslek gruplarý, hane gelir düzeyleri, saðlýk sigortasý, COVID-19 harcamalarý ve gelir puanlarý kaydedildi.
Bulgular: Olgularýn ortanca yaþlarý 156 [minimum-maksimum (min-maks): 7-216] aydý ve 157’si (%52,3) kýzdý. Ebeveynler arasýnda 75 (%25) çalýþan anne ve 254 (%84,7) baba bulunmaktaydý. Pandemi nedeniyle iþsiz kalan 11 (%3,7) ebeveyn vardý. Ortalama hane geliri 3000 (min-maks: 0-25000) Türk lirasý/361 (min-maks: 0-3012) ABD dolarý idi. Olgularýn 128’i (%42,7) COVID-19 nedeniyle harcanma yapmýþlardý. Olgular COVID-19 harcama durumlarýna göre karþýlaþtýrýldýðýnda, kadrolu çalýþan babalarýn kadrosuz çalýþan babalara göre COVID-19 ile ilgili harcamalarýnýn daha fazla olduðu görüldü (p=0,019). Hane geliri puaný 0-5 olan katýlýmcýlarýn, hane geliri puaný 6-10 olan katýlýmcýlara göre COVID-19 nedeniyle daha az harcama yaptýklarý görüldü (p=0,029).
Sonuç: Araþtýrmamýzýn evrenini, hane geliri düþük ve aðýrlýklý olarak temel mesleklerde çalýþan ailelerden oluþmaktadýr. COVID-19 enfeksiyonu ile birlikte ailelerin üzerindeki ekonomik yükün artmasý dikkat çekicidir. Ayrýca pandemi döneminde iþ kayýplarý ve artan harcamalar nedeniyle ailelerin ekonomik olarak olumsuz etkilendiði anlaþýlmaktadýr.

Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, ebeveyn, iþ saðlýðý, hane geliri, harcama

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