The role of sociodemographic, psychosocial, and behavioral factors in the use of preventive healthcare services in children and adolescents: results of the KiGGS Wave 2 study

• Main Authors: Philip Bammert (Author), Wiebke Schüttig (Author), Iryna Iashchenko (Author), Jacob Spallek (Author), Petra Rattay (Author), Sven Schneider (Author), Matthias Richter (Author), Claudia R Pischke (Author), Nico Dragano (Author), Leonie Sundmacher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In Germany, various preventive services are offered to children and adolescents. These include regular standardized examinations (so called U/J examinations) and several vaccinations. Although strongly recommended, most of them are not mandatory. Our aim is to identify factors as...