Household income and maternal education in early childhood and activity-limiting chronic health conditions in late childhood: findings from birth cohort studies from six countries

Conclusion
We found graded relative risk of ALCHC during later childhood by maternal education and household income during early childhood in all cohorts. Absolute differences in ALCHC were consistently observed between the highest and lowest maternal education and household income levels across cohort populations. Our results support a potential role for generous, universal financial and childcare policies for families during early childhood in reducing the prevalence of activity limiting chronic conditions in later childhood.

Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - October 10, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Spencer, N. J., Ludvigsson, J., You, Y., Francis, K., Abu Awad, Y., Markham, W., Faresjö, T., Goldhaber-Fiebert, J., Andersson White, P., Raat, H., Mensah, F., Gauvin, L., McGrath, J. J., EPOCH Collaborative Group Tags: Original research Source Type: research