@article{e1da94c9dc644f90851d9d02d3b42901,
title = "Relationship between the neighbourhood built environment and early child development",
abstract = "The relationship between features of the neighbourhood built environment and early child development was investigated using area-level data from the Australian Early Development Census. Overall 9.0% of children were developmentally vulnerable on the Physical Health and Well-being domain, 8.1% on the Social Competence domain and 8.1% on the Emotional Maturity domain. After adjustment for socio-demographic factors, Local Communities with the highest quintile of home yard space had significantly lower odds of developmental vulnerability on the Emotional Maturity domain. Residing in a Local Community with fewer main roads was associated with a decrease in the proportion of children developmentally vulnerable on the Social Competence domain. Overall, sociodemographic factors were more important than aspects of the neighbourhood physical environment for explaining variation between Local Communities in the developmental vulnerability of children.",
keywords = "Built environment, Child, Community, Development, Neighbourhood",
author = "Hayley Christian and Ball, {Stephen J.} and Zubrick, {Stephen R.} and Sally Brinkman and Gavin Turrell and Bryan Boruff and Sarah Foster",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by a University of Western Australia Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science Near miss grant (#2013_NHMRC_APP1060123) and a University of Western Australia Near Miss Central Scheme (#2014_NHMRC_APP1080162). Funding Information: HC is supported by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/National Heart Foundation Early Career Fellowship (#1036350) and National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship (#100794). SF is supported by an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE160100140). The authors gratefully acknowledge the contribution from Prof Matthew Knuiman, Dr Tess Gregory and Megan Bell, the GIS team (Sharyn Hickey and Bridget Beasley) and Ms Pulan Bai (administrative assistance). This paper used data from the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC). The AEDC is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training. The findings and views reported are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the Department or the Australian Government. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2017",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.08.010",
language = "English",
volume = "48",
pages = "90--101",
journal = "Health and Place",
issn = "1353-8292",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
}