Xiuting Mo|Lingzhong Xu|Huiwen Luo|Xinhai Wang|Furong Zhang|Ruoyan Gai Tobe
Do different parenting patterns impact the health and physical growth of ‘left-behind’ preschool-aged children? A cross-sectional study in rural China
Shandong University|Shandong University|Shandong University|Shandong University|Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention|Shandong University
many migrants rural china seek work urban areas leave children home villages raised relatives children often referred leftbehind children parental migration tends profound impact childs growth study sought assess prevalence illness malnutrition among children rural areas raised different parenting patterns explore factors affecting health developmenta crosssectional survey conducted examine physical health children raised different parenting patterns explore associated risk factors total study examined 735 children ages 36 years eight rural villages two counties shandong province primary caregivers interviewed semistructured questionnaire anthropometric measurements children taken nutritional status determined according child growth standardsthis study found relatively high prevalence wasting overweight obesity among leftbehind children potential confounders controlled parenting pattern annual household income health literacy primary caregiver significantly influenced health developmental indicators childrenthis study highlighted impact characteristics primary caregiver childs health development importance practical interventions preschoolaged children left behind raised different parenting patterns