Impact of child development at primary school entry on adolescent health-protocol for a participatory systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reducing child health inequalities is a global health priority and evidence suggests that optimal development of knowledge, skills and attributes in early childhood could reduce health risks across the life course. Despite a strong policy rhetoric on giving children the 'best start in life', socioeconomic inequalities in children's development when they start school persist. So too do inequalities in child and adolescent health. These in turn influence health inequalities in adulthood. Understanding how developmental processes affect health in the context of socioeconomic factors as children age could inform a holistic policy approach to health and development from childhood through to adolescence. However, the relationship between child development and early adolescent

SUBMITTER: Black M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8105931 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature