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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Likwang Chen, PhD1, Lee-Lan Yen, ScD2, Wei-Chih Yang, MA1, and Chenlin Yeh, MA1. (1) Division of Health Policy Research, National Health Research Institutes, 2F, 109, Ming-Chuan E. Road, Sec. 6, Taipei, 114, Taiwan, +886-2-26534401ext6640, likwang@nhri.org.tw, (2) Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Room 1522 No 1 Sec 1 Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan
Certain health behaviors in childhood gradually form habits that significantly affect health in later years. Children receive care from parents in their early life and some of their behaviors in childhood have close links with their parents°¦. Understanding the links between parents and children in certain health behaviors as well as the process of habit formation for these health behaviors is constructive for developing effective preventive measures to promote healthy health behaviors. Utilizing data from a five-year longitudinal survey in Taipei City and Hsin-Chu County in Taiwan, we attempt to investigate the links between parents and children in some health protecting (safety measures for avoiding accidents and preventive health care), health promoting (healthy diet, exercise, adequate sleep, etc.) and health risk (drug use, violence, etc.) behaviors at a certain time point, and the process of habit formation for these behaviors. The baseline data were collected from the first and the fourth graders in eighteen selected elementary schools in the two areas and their parents at the end of 2001. The sample sizes for the first and the fourth graders are both larger than 2000. Follow-up data will be collected from respondents in each of the four consecutive years. Using data from each yearly survey, we will examine the relationships between parental and children°¦s health behaviors using some multiple statistical models for ordered categorical data. In the long run, we will estimate transmission matrices for habitual health behaviors applying the concept of the Markov chain.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, the participants in this session will be able to
Keywords: Health Behavior, Children's Health
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.