Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Aug 26, 2020; 8(16): 3465-3473
Published online Aug 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i16.3465
Home quarantine compliance is low in children with fever during COVID-19 epidemic
Qing Lou, De-Quan Su, Sun-Qin Wang, E Gao, Lian-Qiao Li, Zhi-Qiang Zhuo
Qing Lou, Sun-Qin Wang, E Gao, Lian-Qiao Li, Department of Emergency Medicine, Xiamen Children’s Hospital, Xiamen 361006, Fujian Province, China
De-Quan Su, Zhi-Qiang Zhuo, Department of Infections, Xiamen Children’s Hospital, Xiamen 361006, Fujian Province, China
Author contributions: Lou Q and Zhuo ZQ were responsible for study conception and design and drafted the initial manuscript; Su DQ and Wang SQ reviewed and revised the manuscript; Gao E and Li LQ participated in study conception and design, supervised data collection and analyses, and critically reviewed and revised the manuscript; the authors approved the final manuscript as submitted and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
Supported by Xiamen Children’ s Hospital Backbone Talent Training Program Project, No. CHP-2019-BT-003.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by Ethics Review of Scientific Research Ethics Branch of Ethics Committee of Xiamen Children's Hospital.
Informed consent statement: Verbal and written consent was obtained from all parents.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this manuscript.
Data sharing statement: There are no additional data available for this study.
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Corresponding author: Zhi-Qiang Zhuo, MD, Chief Doctor, Department of Infections, Xiamen Children’s Hospital, No. 92 Yibin Road, Huli District, Xiamen 361006, Fujian Province, China. q661113@sina.cn
Received: April 18, 2020
Peer-review started: April 18, 2020
First decision: June 24, 2020
Revised: June 24, 2020
Accepted: August 1, 2020
Article in press: August 1, 2020
Published online: August 26, 2020
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Core Tip

Core tip: During the current coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic, home isolation of children with fever is of outmost importance. This study aimed to identify factors that influence children’s home quarantine compliance and offer recommendations that will facilitate the home isolation.