Impact of early childhood infection on child development and school performance: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood infection might be associated with adverse child development and neurocognitive outcomes, but the results have been inconsistent.

Methods

Two population-based record-linkage cohorts of all singleton children born at term in New South Wales, Australia, from 2001 to 2014, were set up and followed up to 2019 for developmental outcome (N=276 454) and school performance (N=644 291). The primary outcome was developmentally high risk (DHR) at age 4-6 years and numeracy and reading below the national minimum standard at age 7-9 years. Cox regression was used to assess the association of childhood infection ascertained from hospital records with each outcome adjusting for maternal, birth and child characteristics, and sensitivity analyses were conducted assessing

SUBMITTER: He WQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671983 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature