Blume Miriam, Mauz Elvira, Tschorn Mira, Manz Kristin, Schienkiewitz Anja, Allen Jennifer, Hoebel Jens, Rattay Petra
Robert Koch Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Berlin, Germany.
University of Potsdam, Social and Preventive Medicine, Potsdam, Germany.
J Health Monit. 2025 Jun 25;10(2):e13185. doi: 10.25646/13185. eCollection 2025 Jun.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, young people at risk of poverty were particularly affected by contact restrictions as well as by daycare centre and school closures. The aim here is to describe the health status of young people at risk of poverty in comparison to their peers from financially better-off families at the end of the pandemic.
The analyses are based on the data of 3- to 15-year-olds from the study German Children's Health Update (2022/2023). Prevalences stratified by income were determined for selected indicators of health, health-related behaviour and psychosocial stress and resources. A comparison was made between families at risk of poverty and families with medium and high incomes. Poisson regressions were adjusted for parents' level of education.
Young people at risk of poverty are more likely to have poor health than their peers from financially better-off families. While the former are less likely to participate in organised sport in their leisure time, there are no differences in participation in voluntary sports activities at school according to family income.
Strategies to reduce health-related disadvantages for young people at risk of poverty must be implemented at the level of society as a whole and in local settings. Continuous monitoring of children's and adolescents' health can help to identify trends at an early stage.
在新冠疫情期间，面临贫困风险的年轻人尤其受到接触限制以及日托中心和学校关闭的影响。本文旨在描述在疫情结束时，面临贫困风险的年轻人与经济状况较好家庭的同龄人相比的健康状况。
分析基于德国儿童健康最新情况（2022/2023年）研究中3至15岁儿童的数据。针对健康、健康相关行为以及心理社会压力和资源的选定指标，确定按收入分层的患病率。对面临贫困风险的家庭与中等收入和高收入家庭进行了比较。泊松回归针对父母的教育水平进行了调整。
面临贫困风险的年轻人比经济状况较好家庭的同龄人健康状况更差。前者在休闲时间参与有组织体育活动的可能性较小，而根据家庭收入，在学校参与自愿体育活动方面没有差异。
必须在整个社会层面和地方环境中实施减少面临贫困风险的年轻人健康相关不利因素的策略。持续监测儿童和青少年的健康状况有助于早期发现趋势。
