Health status of children left behind in rural areas of Sichuan Province of China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent decades, many workers from rural areas in China migrated to urban cities in search of a better livelihood. Due to the household registration policy and other financial barriers, more than 40 million of children were left behind in their rural home by their migrated parents in 2015. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to investigate the influence of being left behind on these children's physical and mental health.

Methods

A self-administered questionnaire was completed by participants about their demographic background and health status. Chi-square Test was conducted to investigate the influence.

Results

A total of 1662 participants responded and completed all the questions in the questionnaire. Significant differences existed between left-behi

SUBMITTER: Tang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6350297 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature