TY - JOUR
AU - Hardie, Iain
AU - Marryat, Louise
AU - Murray, Aja L.
AU - King, Josiah
AU - Okelo, Kenneth Odhiambo
AU - Fenton, Lynda
AU - Boardman, James P.
AU - Lombardo, Michael V.
AU - Wilson, Philip
AU - Wood, Rachael
AU - Auyeung, Bonnie
PY - 2026
DA - May
TI - Inequalities in early childhood developmental concerns before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland: a retrospective cohort study
JO - MedRvix
DO - https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.30.26352025
AB - Background: The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increased child developmental concerns in Scotland. However, it is not known whether this increase was uniform across social groups, and there is particular concern that children from low-income households, urban areas and ethnic minority groups may have been disproportionately affected. This retrospective, population-based, cohort study aimed to examine whether the pandemic was associated with changes in developmental inequalities in Scotland.
PB - MedRxiv
UR - https://publichealthscotland.scot/id/229967
KW - Children, young people and families
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Health inequalities
ER