Cohort profile: The 'Children's Health in Care in Scotland' (CHiCS) study-a longitudinal dataset to compare health outcomes for care experienced children and general population children.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The Children's Health in Care in Scotland Cohorts were set up to provide first population-wide evidence on the health outcomes of care experienced children (CEC) compared with children in the general population (CGP). To date, there are no data on how objective health outcomes, mortality and pregnancies for CEC are different from CGP in Scotland.

Participants

The CEC cohort includes school-aged children who were on the 2009/2010 Scottish Government's Children Looked After Statistics (CLAS) return and on the 2009 Pupil Census (PC). The children in the general population cohort includes those who were on the 2009 PC and not on any of the CLAS returns between 1 April 2007 and 31 July 2016.

Findings to date

Data on a variety of health outcomes, including mortality

SUBMITTER: Allik M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8442099 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature