Impact of school closures on the health and well-being of primary school children in Wales UK: a routine data linkage study using the HAPPEN Survey (2018-2020).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to explore the relationship between initial school closures and children's health by comparing health and well-being outcomes collected during school closures (April-June 2020) via HAPPEN (the Health and Attainment of Pupils in a Primary Education Network) with data from the same period in 2019 and 2018 via the HAPPEN Survey.

Setting

The study was conducted online with 161 primary schools across Wales involved in the 'HAPPEN At Home' Survey.

Participants

Data were collected via the 'HAPPEN At Home' Survey capturing the typical health behaviours of children aged 8-11 years from 1333 participants across Wales. These data were compared with data in 2018 and 2019 also collected between April and June, from HAPPEN (2019 (n=1150) and 2018 (n=475)

SUBMITTER: James M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8503919 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature