Impact of early childhood infection on child development and school performance: a population-based study
Infection-related hospitalisation was modestly associated with adverse child development and school performance, but the association may be explained by shared familial factors, particularly in those with most socioeconomic disadvantages.
Authors
- Hannah C. Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6434-8290)
- Olivia Swann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7386-2849)
- Wenqiang He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7475-8485)
- Jessica E. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1806-1894)
- David Burgner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8304-4302)
- Natasha Nassar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3720-9655)
- Samantha J. Lain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8988-7407)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- The Kids Research Institute Australia (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Children's Hospital at Westmead (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
- Published
- 2024-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2024-222040
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Australian Government
- Financial Markets Foundation for Children
- NSW Ministry of Health
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council