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Subjective health complaints among boys and girls in the Swedish HBSC study : focussing on parental foreign background

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Subtitle: focussing on parental foreign background

Author list: VIITASARA E, CARLERBY H, GILLANDER GÅDIN K, CARLERBY H, VIITASARA E, Knutsson A, GILLANDER GÅDIN K

Publication year: 2011

Start page: 457

End page: 464

Number of pages: 8

ISSN: 1661-8556

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-011-0246-8

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Objective: The general aim of this study was to explore the associations between foreign extraction and subjective health complaints (SHC) among school-aged children in Sweden. Methods: Data were obtained from the global cross-sectional survey Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC), 1997/1998, 2001/2002, and 2005/2006. A total of 11,972 pupils in grades 5, 7 and 9 participated in the survey. Logistic regression analyses were used to estimate remaining risk of SHC among the subgroups of pupils. The analyses were adjusted for socio-demographic indicators, grade and measurement year. Results: Parental background: Swedish n = 9,585, mixed n = 1,263, and foreign n = 1,124. The results showed an increased risk of SHC among girls with a foreign background OR 1.27 (95% CI 1.04-1.55) compared with girls with a Swedish background and among girls in single-adult households OR 1.42 (95% CI 1.20-1.67) compared with girls in two-adult households. No such differences were shown among boys. Conclusions: A significantly increased risk of ill health remained in girls of foreign background after adjustment for socio-demographic indicators, grade and measurement year. © 2011 Swiss School of Public Health.


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