Socioeconomic circumstances, health-related behaviours and paediatric infections: a mediation analysis.

Samuel VideholmSven Arne SilfverdalPer E Gustafsson

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood (2023)

Pregnancy smoking, excess weight during pregnancy and breast feeding mediate a considerable proportion of the association between deprived socioeconomic circumstances and paediatric infectious diseases. Therefore, inequalities in paediatric infectious diseases may be reduced by public health policies addressing these health-related behaviours.

Keyphrases

infectious diseases
public health
intensive care unit
emergency department
body mass index
weight loss
smoking cessation
social support
body weight