Parental separation and behaviours that influence the health of infants aged 7-11 months: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Analyse the parental behaviours that are recognised as influencing the health of very young children based on family structure (parents separated or not).

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Free preventive medicine consultations in the French Community of Belgium.

Participants

Examination of 79 701 infants aged 7-11 months as part of a free preventive medicine consultation. The data came from an assessment conducted 7-11 months after birth during which information was collected, namely about the parents' use of tobacco, the infant's type of nutrition and adherence to vaccination schedules.

Main outcome measures

Parental behaviours: smoking, nutrition and compliance with vaccination schedule.

Results

The percentage of infants whose par

SUBMITTER: Kacenelenbogen N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4120414 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature