[Impact of Non-Pharmacological Measures during COVID-19 Pandemic in Adolescents - A Cross-sectional Study of 649 10th Grade Pupils in the City of Witten, Germany (GeWIT-Study)].

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and non-pharmacological interventions, with a particular focus on the subjective experiences of pupils in relation to the measures, the extent to which quarantine and illness with COVID-19 influenced their perception of the disease, the protective measures taken and the groups that were particularly affected.

Methods: From November 2021 to February 2022, a written survey of tenth grade pupils from all nine secondary municipal schools in the city of Witten, Germany was conducted. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze and evaluate the data.