SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE PART 2. KEY DATA/CHAPTER 3. HEALTH OUTCOMES POSITIVE HEALTH: MULTIPLE HEALTH COMPLAINTS HBSC survey 2009/2010
11-year-olds who report multiple health complaints more than once a week
RESULTS Age Prevalence of multiple health complaints increased with age among girls, with the difference exceeding 10% in most countries and regions. Only a few had a significant increase in prevalence for boys between ages 11 and 15. Gender Girls in almost all countries and regions were significantly more likely to report multiple health complaints. Gender differences in prevalence increased with age: a minority of countries and regions showed more than 10% difference at age 11, but most did so at 15. Family affluence Higher prevalence was significantly associated with lower family affluence in almost all countries and regions for girls and in most for boys. The difference between low- and high-affluence groups was more than 10% for girls in half of countries and regions, with smaller differences for boys.
Turkey
65 56
Italy
50 37
Armenia
38 39
Romania
40 34
Poland
39 29
France
39 29
Latvia
38 30
Lithuania
38 29
Czech Republic
37 30
Belgium (French)
38 28
United States
36 29
Slovakia
35 30
Ukraine
40 24
Russian Federation
39 26
England
34 26
Croatia
32 28
Spain
32 26
Canada
32 25
Greenland
33 23
Norway
34 21
Iceland
30 24
Hungary
29 25
Estonia
30 22
Netherlands
29 23
Greece
28 23
Switzerland
30 20
Ireland
27 21
Wales
26 21
Sweden
26 21
Luxembourg
26 21
Finland
26 19
Denmark
25 20
MKDa
24 20
Portugal
23 17
Germany
22 16
Belgium (Flemish)
21 17
Austria
19 15
Slovenia
16 12
HBSC average (total)
76
HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL REPORT FROM THE 2009/2010 SURVEY
26 19
Scotland
HBSC average (gender)
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GIRLS (%) BOYS (%)
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
32 25 28