Relationships between Child Development at School Entry and Adolescent Health-A Participatory Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: The relationship between child development and adolescent health, and how this may be modified by socio-economic conditions, is poorly understood. This limits cross-sector interventions to address adolescent health inequality. This review summarises evidence on the associations between child development at school starting age and subsequent health in adolescence and identifies factors affecting associations. We undertook a participatory systematic review, searching electronic databases (MEDLINE, PsycINFO, ASSIA and ERIC) for articles published between November 1990 and November 2020. Observational, intervention and review studies reporting a measure of child development and subsequent health outcomes, specifically weight and mental health, were included. Studies were individually and colle

SUBMITTER: Black M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8582847 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature