Health, educational and employment outcomes among children treated for a skin disorder: Scotland-wide retrospective record linkage cohort study of 766,244 children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To compare health, educational and employment outcomes of schoolchildren receiving medication for a skin disorder with peers.

Methods

This retrospective population cohort study linked eight Scotland-wide databases, covering dispensed prescriptions, hospital admissions, maternity records, death certificates, annual pupil census, school examinations, school absences/exclusions and unemployment to investigate educational (absence, exclusion, special educational need, academic attainment), employment, and health (admissions and mortality) outcomes of 766,244 children attending local authority run primary, secondary and special schools in Scotland between 2009 and 2013.

Results

After adjusting for sociodemographic and maternity confounders the 130,087 (17.0%) ch

SUBMITTER: Fleming M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7732076 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature