Citation

Demmler JC, Hill RA, Rahman MA, Bandyopadhyay A, Healy MA, Paranjothy S, Murphy S, Fletcher A, Hewitt G, John A, Lyons RA, Brophy ST. J. Adolesc. Health 2017; 61(2): 212-218.

Affiliation

Farr Institute, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.02.003

PMID

28391966

Abstract

PURPOSE: To examine the effect of educational attainment in primary school on later adolescent health.

METHODS: Education data attainments at age 7 and 11 were linked with (1) primary and secondary care injury consultation/admissions and (2) the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey. Cox regression was carried out to examine if attainment in primary school predicts time to injury in adolescence.

RESULTS: Pupils that achieve attainment at age 7 but not at age 11 (i.e., declining attainment over time in primary school) are more likely to have an injury during adolescence. These children are also more likely to self-report drinking in adolescence.

CONCLUSIONS: Interventions aimed at children with declining attainment in primary school could help to improve adolescent health.

Copyright © 2017 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Adolescence; Children; Cohort; Educational attainment; Injury