Secular trends and social inequalities in child behavioural problems across three Brazilian cohort studies (1993, 2004 and 2015).

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Previous epidemiological evidence identified a concerning increase in behavioural problems among young children from 1997 to 2008 in Brazil. However, it is unclear whether behavioural problems have continued to increase, if secular changes vary between sociodemographic groups and what might explain changes over time. We aimed to monitor changes in child behavioural problems over a 22-year period from 1997 to 2019, examine changing social inequalities and explore potential explanations for recent changes in behavioural problems between 2008 and 2019.

Methods

The Child Behaviour Checklist was used to compare parent-reported behavioural problems in 4-year-old children across three Brazilian birth cohorts assessed in 1997 (1993 cohort, n = 633), 2008 (2004 cohort,

SUBMITTER: Degli Esposti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10130841 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature