2023
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1167539
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Child health screening program in French nursery schools: Results and related socioeconomic factors

Abstract: ObjectivesThe study aims to describe the output of routine health screening performed in French nursery schools by the maternal and child health services among children aged 3–4 years and to quantify the level of early socioeconomic health disparities.MethodsIn 30 participating départements, data on screening for vision and hearing impairments, overweight and thinness, dental health, language, psychomotor development, and immunizations were collected for children born on specific dates in 2011 and enrolled in … Show more

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“…A joint survey, the ELFE-PMI, conducted by the ELFE cohort team and volunteers from French maternal and child health services from 2014 to 2016, found an overall prevalence of overweight of 10.4% at ages 3 to 4 years. 22 However, the comparability of this estimate with our results is limited because the study covered only 30 French departments, and we know that regional variations in prevalence exist. Meanwhile, the INCA3 surveys, conducted in 2014 in metropolitan France and using IOTF cut-offs, estimated a prevalence of 13.7% in children 4 to 6 years old.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 65%
“…A joint survey, the ELFE-PMI, conducted by the ELFE cohort team and volunteers from French maternal and child health services from 2014 to 2016, found an overall prevalence of overweight of 10.4% at ages 3 to 4 years. 22 However, the comparability of this estimate with our results is limited because the study covered only 30 French departments, and we know that regional variations in prevalence exist. Meanwhile, the INCA3 surveys, conducted in 2014 in metropolitan France and using IOTF cut-offs, estimated a prevalence of 13.7% in children 4 to 6 years old.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 65%