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Table 4 Mothers’ opinion about Distance learning by School

From: Distance learning in Italian primary and middle school children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey

 

Primary school

Middle school

Total

OR

CI 95%

p-value

Mother effort

 Yes

798 (73.5)

199 (46.8)

997 (66.0)

3.15

(2.50–3.98)

< 0.0001

 No

287 (26.5)

226 (53.2)

513 (34.0)

1.00

(Ref.)

 

Missing

63

28

91

   

Mother commitment

 Yes

896 (82.5)

300 (68.0)

1.196 (78.3)

2.21

(1.71–2.85)

 

 No

190 (17.5)

141 (32.0)

331 (21.7)

1.00

(Ref.)

< 0.0001

Missing

62

12

74

   

Replacing teachers

 Yes

936 (85.0)

260 (59.5)

1.196 (77.8)

3.86

(2.99–4.97)

 

 No

165 (15.0)

177 (40.5)

342 (22.2)

1.00

(Ref.)

< 0.0001

Missing

47

16

63

   

Difficulties with (flag)

 Organisation

541 (49.7)

212 (51.0)

753 (50.1)

0.87

(0.64–1.17)

0.3526

 Time dedicated

895 (82.3)

223 (53.6)

1.118 (74.3)

3.53

(2.54–4.88)

< 0.0001

 Technologies

523 (48.1)

266 (63.9)

789 (52.5)

0.52

(0.38–0.71)

< 0.0001

Missing

60

37

97

   

Child autonomy

      

 Yes

205 (18.1)

214 (47.9)

419 (26.6)

1.00

(Ref.)

< 0.0001

 No

925 (81.9)

233 (52.1)

1.158 (73.4)

4.14

(3.26–5.269

 

Missing

18

6

24

   

Child commitment

      

 Yes

458 (41.1)

276 (63.3)

734 (47.3)

1.00

(Ref.)

< 0.0001

 No

657 (58.9)

160 (36.7)

817 (52.7)

0.40

(0.32–0.51)

 

Missing

33

17

50

   

Scarce learning

      

 Yes

455 (40.6)

130 (29.5)

585 (37.4)

1.63

(1.29–2.07)

< 0.0001

 No

667 (59.4)

311 (70.5)

978 (62.6)

1.00

(Ref.)

 

Missing

26

12

38

   

Distance learning in the future

 Yes

262 (23.8)

165 (37.9)

427 (27.8)

1.00

(Ref.)

< 0.0001

 No

838 (76.2)

270 (62.1)

1.108 (72.2)

1.95

(1.54–2.48)

 

Missing

48

18

66

   

Child care pre COVID-19 (flag)

 Parents

821 (72.5)

333 (74.7)

1.154 (73.1)

0.90

(0.70–1.15)

0.3885

 Grandparents

541 (47.8)

178 (39.9)

719 (45.6)

1.38

(1.10–1.72)

0.0046

 Others

230 (20.3)

74 (16.6)

304 (19.3)

1.28

(0.96–1.71)

0.0910

Missing

16

7

23

   

Child care post COVID-19 (flag)

 Parents

963 (84.9)

391 (87.9)

1.354 (85.8)

0.78

(0.56–1.08)

0.1321

 Grandparents

361 (31.8)

94 (21.1)

455 (28.8)

1.74

(1.35–2.26)

< 0.0001

 Others

164 (14.5)

53 (11.9)

217 (13.7)

1.25

(0.90–1.74)

0.1852

Missing

14

8

22