The health of left-behind children in rural China
The health of left-behind children in rural China
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DOI：
10.1016/j.chieco.2015.04.004
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发表时间：
2015-12-01
影响因子：
6.8
通讯作者：
Zang, Wenbin
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作者：
Li, Qiang;Liu, Gordon;Zang, Wenbin
儿童健康不仅是公共卫生整体质量的重要指标，而且对一个国家未来的经济发展至关重要。近年来，随着中国前所未有的城市化进程，许多农村儿童留守，而他们的父母则进城寻找就业机会。因此，了解父母关爱缺失对留守儿童健康状况的影响显得尤为重要。根据中国健康与营养调查（CHNS）的数据，我们发现农村留守儿童患病或患慢性病的可能性比与父母同住的儿童高出20.0%。我们还发现，女孩比男孩更容易受到缺乏父母照顾的影响，年幼的孩子比年龄较大的孩子更容易受到缺乏父母照顾的影响。 (C) 2015 爱思唯尔公司保留所有权利。
Child health is not only a key indicator of overall quality of public health, but also vital for the future economic development of a country. In recent years, with unprecedented urbanization of China, many children in rural areas have been left behind while their parents migrate to urban areas to seek employment opportunities. Thus, it is considerably important for us to understand the effects of lack of parental care on the health status of left-behind children. Using data from China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), we find that the left-behind children in rural areas are significantly 20.0% more likely to get sick or develop chronic conditions than those living with their parents. We also find that girls are more vulnerable than boys and younger children are more vulnerable than older children to lack of parental care. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved.