How does the local area deprivation influence life chances for children in poverty in Wales: A record linkage cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Children growing up in poverty are less likely to achieve in school and more likely to experience mental health problems. This study examined factors in the local area that can help a child overcome the negative impact of poverty.

Design

A longitudinal record linkage retrospective cohort study.

Participants

This study included 159,131 children who lived in Wales and completed their age 16 exams (Key Stage 4 (KS4)) between 2009 and 2016. Free School Meal (FSM) provision was used as an indicator of household-level deprivation. Area-level deprivation was measured using the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) 2011. An encrypted unique Anonymous Linking Field was used to link the children with their health- and educational records.

Outcome measures

SUBMITTER: Bandyopadhyay A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9986621 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature