What is it about?
This study explores the association between a child's health at school entry and academic performance in a large cohort of Australian children.
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Why is it important?
This is one of the first studies to find an association between health conditions present at school entry and academic performance later on.
Perspectives
The findings in this study are important to parents and caregivers, educators and policy makers as they show which children one should be worried about. This gives an opportunity for early interventions to avoid children failing out of school.
Dr Esther M Nasuuna
Makerere University
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This page is a summary of: Examining the relationship between childhood health conditions and health service utilisation at school entry and subsequent academic performance in a large cohort of Australian children, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, July 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.13183.
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