Impact of child emotional and behavioural difficulties on educational outcomes of primary school children in Ethiopia: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationship between child emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD) and educational outcomes has not been investigated in prospective, community studies from low-income countries.

Methods

The association between child EBD symptoms and educational outcomes was examined in an ongoing cohort of 2090 mother-child dyads. Child EBD was measured when the mean age of children was 6.5 years, SD 0.04 (T0) and 8.4, SD 0.5 years (T1) using the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Educational outcomes were obtained from maternal report (drop-out) at T1 and from school records at when the mean age of the children was 9.3 (SD 0.5) years (T2).

Result

After adjusting for potential confounders, child EBD symptoms at T1 were associated significantly with sch

SUBMITTER: Mekonnen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7231403 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature