The Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Final ed.
  Front, Wednesday, November 7, 2001, p. A11

  Poverty affects health of children

  CANADIAN PRESS

  MONTREAL - Infants born to poor families are at higher risk of health problems
 than
  the children of higher-income families, a study released yesterday suggests.

  The study by a Quebec government statistics agency indicated that in 1998, 28
per
  cent of Quebec families with children aged five months lived in difficult
conditions.

  In these families, the mothers of one in three children said their youngsters
were in poor
  health. For families with sufficient income, the proportion was one in five.

  The study indicated a link between social standing and babies' health and
development.

  Other contributing factors were the educational levels of the parents and
whether or not
  the family exhibited signs of dysfunction.

  Category: News
  Story type(s): News
  Length: Short, 95 words





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