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Aim: This study was planned to determine the anxiety levels of parents who have school children during the Covid-19 pandemic process. Method: The universe of this descriptive study consisted of parents who had school-age children who agreed to participate in the study between February and August 2021. The research was conducted with 250 parents. Participants were reached via google form by using personal characteristics information form, information form about parents' thoughts about their children's health, and short form of coranavirus anxiety scale. The data were evaluated using the SPSS 26 package program. Before starting the research, Sinop University Ethics Committee was consulted and ethical approval was obtained. Results: The average age of the parents was 35.95±6.56 (22-57) years, 60.6% (n=201) of them were female and 39.4% (n=49) were male. 45.2% of the parents (n=113) have a university or higher education level. The average score of the parents on the coronavirus anxiety scale was 7.51±3.10 (0-20), and their Covid-19 anxiety symptoms was at a low level. The mean anxiety score of the parents for the health of their school-age children was 7.06±2.99(0-10), and it was found that their anxiety about their children's health was at a high level. Coronavirus anxiety of parents with primary school education was found to be statistically significantly higher. Coronavirus anxiety was found to be higher for parents who had difficulties in dealing with their child, whose child's sleep pattern was disturbed, whose child's development was adversely affected, whose child's diet was disturbed, and whose child's anxiety increased (p<0.05). Conclusions and Suggestions: The Covid-19 anxiety of parents with school children was low and their anxiety about their children's health was high. As the coronavirus anxiety of parents with school children increases, their anxiety about their child's health also increases.

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