UK children are more likely than others in Europe to rank their health as poor

doi:10.1136/bmj.a470

BMJ 2008;336:1461 (28 June), doi:10.1136/bmj.a470

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UK children are more likely than others in Europe to rank their health as poor

Bryan Christie

¹ Edinburgh

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Children in the United Kingdom are more likely than childrenin most other countries in Europe or those in North Americato rate their health poorly, an international study into thehealth behaviour of 11-15 year olds has found.

The World Health Organization study, which involved 204 000children in 41 countries and regions, found that Wales rankedsixth, Scotland seventh, and England eighth in terms of thepercentage of children ranking their health as poor. The worstfindings were in Ukraine and the Russian Federation.

The fourth international report of the health behaviour in schoolaged children (HBSC) study, organised by WHO and the Universityof Edinburgh, provides comprehensive evidence on the healthof young people in industrialised nations.

It highlights concerns about underage drinking in Britain. Waleswas worst of all the 41 countries for the number of 13 yearolds who reported being drunk twice or more; . . . [Full text of this article]

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