The Impact of Migration Background on the Health Outcomes of Preschool Children: Linking a Cross-Sectional Survey to the School Entrance Health Examination Database in Bavaria, Ge…
Le Thi, T.G.; Heißenhuber, A.; Schneider, T.; Schulz, R.; Herr, C.E.W.; Nennstiel-Ratzel, U.; Hölscher, G. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2018 · Heft 3 · S. e34 bis e42
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Aim of the study This study investigated the impact of migration background on the health outcomes of preschool children from families of various social status levels. Methods During the school entrance health examination (Schuleingangsuntersuchung (SEU)) from October 2012 to August 2013, the parents of 5052 preschool children (62% response rate) participated in a cross-sectional health survey within the framework of health-monitoring units (Gesundheits-Monitoring-Einheiten (GME)) in Bavaria, Germany. They were handed a self-administered questionnaire with questions relating to the language spoken at home and ot…