Screen time among kindergarten children in the Australian Capital Territory (including a comparison of First Nations and non-Indigenous children).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Australian First Nations children have poorer outcomes across a range of health measures. High levels of screen time are associated with a range of adverse health outcomes. Gaps remain in our knowledge on the association between screen time and health outcomes for different demographic groups, including First Nations children. We aimed to describe the screen time behaviours of First Nations and non-Indigenous kindergarten children in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and identify any associated disparities in key health outcomes.

Methods

5,516 children participated in the cross-sectional population-based ACT Kindergarten Health Check (KHC) survey, including 146 First Nations children. The association between screen time of more than two hours per day and heal

SUBMITTER: O'Brien K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11796144 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature