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All Ireland Traveller Health Study Section B2: 5-year-old Child Health General Summary A majority (74.6% in ROI and 80.3% in NI) of mothers rated their 5-year-old’s health as either excellent or very good, and the pattern did not differ for males and females. Almost all (96.1% in ROI and 93.4% in NI) reported receiving needles or vaccinations, peaking at 12-15 months. Most also reported their children washed their teeth at least daily (94.8% in ROI and 93.4% in NI), again comparable among sexes. Only around a third of children in ROI (36.4%) had seen a dentist in the last 12 months, compared to 78.7% in NI. 9 out of 10 children of both sexes had already started primary school in both ROI and NI. Similarly, 9 out of 10 children had their first meal of the day between 7 and 9 a.m. (90.9% ROI and 91.7% NI). Most children were reported as in the normal weight range (93.2% ROI and 82.0% NI). A majority of children were reported as eating most things (57.8% ROI and 66.7% NI, whilst a fifth in ROI (20.5%) and a tenth in NI (11.7%) were described as fussy eaters. Commentary Comparable data were available on 199 Lifeways 5-year-olds whose mothers held medical cards. Similar numbers of Lifeways 5-year-olds surveyed had started primary school (87.2% vs. 90.1% of ROI and 90.2% of NI Traveller 5-year-olds). Compared with 7.6% of Lifeways parents, 4.5% of ROI Travellers and 6.6% of NI Travellers thought that their 5-year-old was underweight. In contrast, 2.3% of ROI Travellers and 11.7% of NI Travellers thought that their child was overweight, compared with 8.2% of Lifeways parents. Regarding diet, most Traveller children and Lifeways children were deemed to eat a reasonable variety of foods, with 20.5% of 5-year-old ROI Traveller children, 11.7% of 5-year-old NI Traveller children and 20.7% of 5-year-old Lifeways children described as ‘picky eaters’. Parents add salt to their child’s food in the Traveller group more frequently than in the Lifeways group (Figure 13). Figure 13: Usually add salt to child’s food while cooking, in the AITHS and Lifeways 5-year-old group 60 % of 5-year-old children 50 40 30 20 10 0 ROI Travellers NI Travellers Lifeways GMS ROI Travellers NI Travellers Lifeways GMS Add regular salt Add Lo Salt 198
Health Survey Findings Section B3: 9-year-old Child Health General Summary A majority of mothers (94.8% in ROI and 89.3% in NI) reported the health of their 9-year-old children as excellent or very good. Most (81.4% in ROI and 78.2% in NI) brushed their teeth at least daily. In ROI 60.9% and in NI 76.9% of children had been seen by a dentist in the last 12 months. Just 2.4% in ROI and 3.1% in NI were reported as smokers. In ROI 84.9% of children were reported as always wearing a seatbelt, compared to 65.6% in NI. Around one fifth of 9-year-olds (22.9% ROI and 18.5% NI) had access to a computer, most of these, both male and female, used it a little of the time only. There was wide variability in number of days children were active for at least an hour daily; just under half (48.6%) were active 7 days in ROI, and 25.4% in NI. In ROI 24.6% were reported to have a mobile phone and in NI 52.3%. Almost all watched TV (including videos and DVD) regularly, the majority spending between 1 to 5 hours per day on weekdays and at weekends also. Most children (92.5% in ROI and 84.6% in NI) had their first daily meal between 7 and 9 a.m. and most reported daily breakfast during school week (79.9% ROI and 64.9% NI) with higher rates at weekends. Whilst fruit (34.6% ROI and 36.9% NI), and vegetables (29.0% ROI and 24.6% NI) were reported as being eaten more than daily by respondents, diet fizzy drinks (45.9% ROI and 39.3% NI) and fish (27.9% ROI and 43.5% NI) were never consumed by appreciable numbers. Sweets, crisps and chips were consumed on several occasions weekly. Many parents thought their children were always fit and well (65.2% ROI and 71.9% NI), and not at all sad (49.1% ROI and 51.6% NI) or lonely (64.8% ROI and 62.5% NI). Most felt they got on well at school (63.7% ROI and 62.9% NI). There were few appreciable differences according to gender. Whilst the majority of parents did not think their child had been picked upon in the last year, appreciable numbers (22.5% ROI and 22.2% NI) said that they had been. A majority (58.4% ROI and 61.9% NI) felt it was always safe for children where they lived and a majority (76.3% ROI and 96.7%) reported their children had a network of up to 10 friends. Over 95% of families in both jurisdictions reported they had eaten together, visited relations, sat and watched TV or chatted in the last week. Commentary In total, 69% of the 9-year-old children in SC 5-6 in the NLSC/GUI study were judged by their parents to be very healthy, and 29% were judged to be healthy, but with a few minor problems. 89.8% and 91% of 9-year-old children in SC 5-6 in the HBSC study and the lowest income group in the NLSC/GUI study respectively brush their teeth daily or more than daily, compared with 81.4% of ROI and 78.2% of NI Traveller 9-year-olds. Similarly few children in this age group have tried smoking tobacco in the HBSC SC 5-6 9-year-olds (3.0%). 199
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