School entrance examinations as a small-scale data source for health monitoring of children using obesity as an example
Background: In the scope of the nationwide obligatory school entrance examinations (SEE), a standardised assessment of the preparedness for school of preschool children takes place in the federal states of Germany. For this purpose, height and weight of the children are determined. These data are av...
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| description | Background: In the scope of the nationwide obligatory school entrance examinations (SEE), a standardised assessment of the preparedness for school of preschool children takes place in the federal states of Germany. For this purpose, height and weight of the children are determined. These data are available in aggregated form at county level, but are not yet being regularly compiled and processed at national level for use in policy and research. Methods: In a pilot project, the indexing and merging of SEE data from 2015–2019 was tested in collaboration with six federal states. This was done using obesity prevalence at the time of the school entrance examination. In addition, prevalences were linked to small-scale indicators on settlement structure and sociodemographics from public databases, differences in obesity prevalence at county level were identified, and correlations to regional influencing factors were visualised. Results: It was feasible to merge SEE data from the federal states with little effort. The majority of the selected indicators were freely available in public databases. In an interactive, easily comprehensible and user-friendly Tableau dashboard for visualising the SEE data, it can be seen that obesity prevalences differ significantly between counties that are similar in terms of settlement structure or sociodemographics. Conclusions: Providing federal state SEE data and linking them to small-scale indicators enables region-based analyses and cross-state comparisons of similar counties and provides a data basis for continuous monitoring of the prevalence of obesity in early childhood. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-067efa4121854b2ab6085db6226a7ed12024-02-23T07:51:46ZdeuRobert Koch InstituteJournal of Health Monitoring2511-27082023-06-018261910.25646/11435johm-8-2-06School entrance examinations as a small-scale data source for health monitoring of children using obesity as an exampleCharlotte Kühnelt0Anne Starker1Gianni Varnaccia2Anja Schienkiewitz3Robert Koch Institute, Berlin Department of Epidemiology and Health MonitoringRobert Koch Institute, Berlin Department of Epidemiology and Health MonitoringFormerly Robert Koch Institute, Berlin Department of Epidemiology and Health MonitoringRobert Koch Institute, Berlin Department of Epidemiology and Health MonitoringBackground: In the scope of the nationwide obligatory school entrance examinations (SEE), a standardised assessment of the preparedness for school of preschool children takes place in the federal states of Germany. For this purpose, height and weight of the children are determined. These data are available in aggregated form at county level, but are not yet being regularly compiled and processed at national level for use in policy and research. Methods: In a pilot project, the indexing and merging of SEE data from 2015–2019 was tested in collaboration with six federal states. This was done using obesity prevalence at the time of the school entrance examination. In addition, prevalences were linked to small-scale indicators on settlement structure and sociodemographics from public databases, differences in obesity prevalence at county level were identified, and correlations to regional influencing factors were visualised. Results: It was feasible to merge SEE data from the federal states with little effort. The majority of the selected indicators were freely available in public databases. In an interactive, easily comprehensible and user-friendly Tableau dashboard for visualising the SEE data, it can be seen that obesity prevalences differ significantly between counties that are similar in terms of settlement structure or sociodemographics. Conclusions: Providing federal state SEE data and linking them to small-scale indicators enables region-based analyses and cross-state comparisons of similar counties and provides a data basis for continuous monitoring of the prevalence of obesity in early childhood.https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/Focus_en/JHealthMonit_2023_02_School_entrance_examination.pdf?__blob=publicationFilesmall-scale dataschool entrance examinationsobesitychildrenindicators |
| spellingShingle | Charlotte Kühnelt Anne Starker Gianni Varnaccia Anja Schienkiewitz School entrance examinations as a small-scale data source for health monitoring of children using obesity as an example Journal of Health Monitoring small-scale data school entrance examinations obesity children indicators |
| title | School entrance examinations as a small-scale data source for health monitoring of children using obesity as an example |
| title_full | School entrance examinations as a small-scale data source for health monitoring of children using obesity as an example |
| title_fullStr | School entrance examinations as a small-scale data source for health monitoring of children using obesity as an example |
| title_full_unstemmed | School entrance examinations as a small-scale data source for health monitoring of children using obesity as an example |
| title_short | School entrance examinations as a small-scale data source for health monitoring of children using obesity as an example |
| title_sort | school entrance examinations as a small scale data source for health monitoring of children using obesity as an example |
| topic | small-scale data school entrance examinations obesity children indicators |
| url | https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/Focus_en/JHealthMonit_2023_02_School_entrance_examination.pdf?__blob=publicationFile |
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