Associations between clusters of early life risk factors and developmental vulnerability at age 5: a retrospective cohort study using population-wide linkage of administrative data in Tasmania, Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Early childhood is a critical time to address risk factors associated with developmental vulnerability. This study investigated the associations between clusters of early life risk factors and developmental vulnerability in children's first year of full-time school at age 5.

Design

A retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Population-wide linkage of administrative data records for children born in Tasmania, Australia in 2008-2010.

Participants

The cohort comprised 5440 children born in Tasmania in 2008-2010, with a Tasmanian 2015 Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) record and a Tasmanian Perinatal Collection record.

Outcome measure

The AEDC is a national measure of child development across five domains: physical health and well-being, social

SUBMITTER: Taylor CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7245408 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature