Key result
Higher socioeconomic status in children and adolescents was positively associated with drinking alcohol, physical activity, and healthy diet, but negatively associated with smoking.
Why the study?
Because of the complex relationship between socioeconomic status and health, the relationship between socioeconomic status and health behavior remains unclear.
Does socioeconomic status affect health behaviors in children and adolescents?
Population
Children and adolescents from both developed and developing countries across 31 studies
Comparison
Socioeconomic status inequalities
Design
Systematic literature review
Authors
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SES associations with youth smoking and alcohol differ by behavior; leaves open tailored prevention and causal studies.
Systematic Review
Does socioeconomic status affect health behaviors in children and adolescents?
Low socioeconomic status is associated with certain health-damaging behaviors like smoking, while high socioeconomic status is associated with others like drinking alcohol in children and adolescents.
Gautam et al. (2021) conducted a systematic review in Health behaviors. Socioeconomic status vs. Different levels of socioeconomic status was evaluated on Association between socioeconomic status and health behaviors. Higher socioeconomic status in children and adolescents was positively associated with drinking alcohol, physical activity, and healthy diet, but negatively associated with smoking.
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