Does childcare influence socio-economic inequalities in unintentional injury? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Anna Pearce (1) , Leah Li (1) , Jake Abbas (2) , Brian Ferguson (2) , Hilary Graham (3) , Catherine Law (1)

1 UCL Institute of Child Health
2 York and Humberside Public Health Observatory
3 University of York [York, UK]

In recent decades the proportion of infants and young children being cared for in childcare has increased. Little is known about the impact that non-parental care has on childhood unintentional injury and whether this varies by socio-economic group.

Mots clés: CHILDHOOD INJURY; PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY; SOCIAL INEQUALITIES

Anna Pearce, Leah Li, Jake Abbas, Brian Ferguson, Hilary Graham, et al.. Does childcare influence socio-economic inequalities in unintentional injury? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2010, 64 (2), pp.161-n/a. ⟨10.1136/jech.2009.092643⟩. ⟨hal-00499245⟩