Health Complaints of school-aged children
Factsheet n. 1 (June 2023)
Health Complaints of school-aged children
KEY FINDINGS:
- Irritability or bad temper is the most frequently experienced individual health complaint.
- Girls experience individual (and multiple) health complaints more often than boys.
- For girls, a steep augmentation can be observed between the ages of 11-12 and 13-14 years old in all health complaints; as for boys no age difference can be found for some of the areas, and a slow increase appears for others.
Suggested Citation
Catunda, C. & Lopes Ferreira, J. (2023). Health Complaints of school-aged children. HBSC Luxembourg 2022 – Factsheet n. 1. University of Luxembourg: Esch-sur-Alzette
