Comparing early years and childhood experiences and outcomes in Scotland England and three city-regions: a plausible explanation for Scottish ‘excess’ mortality?

摘要

BackgroundNegative early years and childhood experiences (EYCE), including socio-economic circumstances, parental health and parenting style, are associated with poor health outcomes both in childhood and adulthood. It has also been proposed that EYCE were historically worse in Scottish areas, especially Glasgow and the Clyde Valley, compared to elsewhere in the UK and that this variation can provide a partial explanation for the excess of ill health and mortality observed among those Scottish populations.