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Publication - Research and analysis

Universal Health Visiting Pathway evaluation: phase 1 report - routine data analysis - baseline outcomes

Published
23 June 2022
From
Director-General Education and Justice
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Health and social care
ISBN
9781804352908

The Universal Health Visiting Pathway was introduced in Scotland in 2015 to refocus the approach to health visiting. This is the third report of four that provides findings of the national evaluation of Health Visiting. It focuses on baseline outcomes prior to the introduction of the pathway.

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Appendix 3

Supplementary Table 1 Summary of the results for Outcome groups 1-7 by deprivation: percentage of children in the least and most deprived quintiles and difference between these two quintiles
Outcome Child born quarter ending Percentage of SIMD 1 quintile with outcome of interest Percentage of SIMD 5 quintile with outcome of interest Percentage point difference between least and most deprived quintiles (SIMD 5 – SIMD 1) Inequality widened / narrowed / same =<0.5 percentage point difference
1a Exclusive breast milk feeding at 6-8 weeks March 2011 March 2016 13.68 16.64 39.85 45.37 26.17 28.73 Widened
1b Any breast milk feeding at 6-8 weeks March 2011 March 2016 21.06 23.91 55.48 57.82 34.42 33.91 Narrowed
2 Complete coverage of universal primary & end infancy immunisations by 2nd birthday March 2011 March 2016 93.3 91.7 93.7 94.1 0.4 2.4 Widened
3 Any attendance at dentist by 2nd birthday March 2011 March 2016 56.90 60.18 72.72 74.50 15.82 14.32 Narrowed
4a Primary carer current smoker at 27-30 months March 2011 March 2016 35.21 25.82 8.25 5.46 -26.96 -20.36 Narrowed
4b Child exposed to second hand smoke at 27-30 months March 2011 March 2016 24.22 12.35 5.35 2.19 -18.87 -10.16 Narrowed
5a Any developmental concern at 27-30 months March 2011 March 2016 27.92 21.85 12.11 8.37 -15.81 -13.48 Narrowed
5b Any concern about speech, language & communication development at 27-30 months March 2011 March 2016 16.82 15.23 7.13 5.24 -9.69 -9.99 same
5c Any concern about social & emotional development at 27-30 months March 2011 March 2016 16.42 11.85 4.98 3.80 -11.44 -8.05 Narrowed
6a Child at risk of overweight or obesity (BMI ≥85th centile) at 27-30 months March 2011 March 2016 39.46 38.07 39.55 39.47 0.09 1.40 Widened
6b Child clinically obese (BMI ≥98th centile) at 27-30 months March 2011 March 2016 13.12 12.06 10.30 9.95 -2.82 -2.11 Narrowed
7a Any hospital admission for unintentional injury by 3rd birthday March 2011 March 2016 3.94 3.70 3.24 2.75 -0.70 -0.95 same
7b Any hospital admission for unintentional poisoning, burn or scald by 3rd birthday March 2011 March 2016 1.08 1.16 0.71 0.69 -0.37 -0.47 same
7c Any hospital admission for unintentional long bone fracture or head injury by 3rd birthday March 2011 March 2016 1.99 1.55 2.00 1.56 0.01 0.01 same

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Email: Justine.menzies@gov.scot

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