School absence and treatment in school children with respiratory symptoms in the Netherlands: data from the Child Health Monitoring System

摘要

Conclusions-Respiratory symptoms are a common health problem in children, and they are an important cause of school absence and medicine use. However, the percentage of children receiving medical treatment seemed quite low, indicating that proper diagnosis and treatment are probably still a problem. Study objective-To assess the prevalence of respiratory problems and the relation of these problems with school attendance, medicine use, and medical treatment. Design-The Child Health Monitoring System. Setting-Nineteen pubic health services Across the Netherlands.