PMID: 9173456Mar 1, 1997Paper

Children of the GAZEL Cohort: I--Prevalence of contacts with the medico-educational system for psychological reasons, and associated factors

Revue D'épidémiologie Et De Santé Publique
E Fombonne, S Vermeersch

Abstract

An epidemiological survey of French children aged 4 to 16 was conducted in order to estimate the 12-months rates of service utilization for psychological reasons and to assess the factors associated with service use in this community sample. A large sample of 2582 children and adolescents was recruited from the families whose one parent was employed by the national electricity and gaz company (EDF-GDF). Of these employees, 20,000 have volunteered for a long-term prospective cohort study of their health and, since 1989, they have participated to annual surveys and additional ad hoc research programmes. Families with a child aged 4 to 16 in 1991 were selected. Only one child was selected in each family, and the sample was stratified by socio-economic status and family size according to census data. A survey questionnaire comprising a valid measure of child psychopathology (Child Behavior Checklist: CBCL) and an additional questionnaire including questions related to service use was used as a means of data collection. The response rate was 62.2% and factors associated with participation in the survey were analysed. The 12-months prevalence rate of contact for psychological motives were: 42.3% for general practitioners and family d...Continue Reading

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