Housing tenure and hospital admissions for acute lower respiratory tract infections in children less than 2 years: A Scottish birth cohort (2010-2012)

ObjectiveTo estimate the association between household tenure and odds of hospital admission for acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in children under age 2 years.
 MethodsWe developed a birth cohort all singleton born Scotland 2010-2012, using linked registration records maternal Census 2011 data. Further linkage to provided information on LRTI (pneumonia, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, influenza, unspecified LRTI) admissions aged less than years. Using logistic regression models, we estimated housing at (owned, social rented, private rented/lives rent free) with before after adjustment parental occupational class (household reference), family type highest qualification level.
 ResultsFrom 174,279 births 84.1% census record. Children whose parents were married or had UK-born mother more likely link In final 141,336 children, 7,486 (5.3%) admitted one during years follow up. We found an admissions, residing compared owned having higher admission, OR: 1.40 (1.32-1.47); living rented/rent free housing, owned, 1.18 (1.11-1.26). After socioeconomic circumstances, these estimates attenuated (1.11-1.27) 1.10 (1.03-1.18) respectively.
 ConclusionAfter accounting tenured accommodation, accommodation be hospitalised first life. research understand contribution specific circumstances make inequalities hospitalisations early life is needed.