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Determinants of childcare service demand for infants aged 0–3 among the childbearing population in China

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectivesThis study aims to investigate the demand for childcare services for infants aged 0–3 years among the childbearing population in China and identify its key determinants.MethodsAn online survey was conducted in Suzhou, China in August 2024 using
Chun Yang, Chun Yang, Jian Zhou, Jian Zhou, Yan Liu, Yan Liu, Wenhui Shi, Wenhui Shi, Yan Cheng, Yan Cheng, Yuxin Cao, Yuxin Cao, Rui Xing, Rui Xing, Rui Xing, Rui Xing, Lin Cui, Lin Cui, Rugang Liu, Rugang Liu, Rugang Liu, Rugang Liu   +21 more
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Lessons from the pandemic: Gender inequality in childcare and the emergence of a gender mental health gap among parents in Germany [PDF]

Demographic Research
BACKGROUND: The gender gap in mental health that emerged in Germany during the pandemic grew disproportionally among partnered parents. The question arises as to why mothers – compared to fathers – experienced greater declines in mental health when ...
Nicole Hiekel, Mine Kühn
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Understanding parental preference for childcare: a cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China

Frontiers in Sociology
This study analyzed the factors influencing childcare preference and the relationship between childcare preference and childcare service demand scale, using data collected from a questionnaire survey of 3,921 parents of infants and toddlers in Chongqing,
Boya Liu, Lunxin Liu, Hong Xu
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The effect of training for a participatory ergonomic intervention on physical exertion and musculoskeletal pain among childcare workers (the TOY project) – a wait-list cluster-randomized controlled trial

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2020
OBJECTIVE: Many employees have high physical exertion at work and suffer from musculoskeletal pain (MSP) leading to sickness absence with large costs. Participatory ergonomics is a potentially effective intervention for reducing physical exertion, MSP ...
Charlotte Diana Nørregaard Rasmussen, Ole Henning Sørensen, Allard J van der Beek, Andreas Holtermann   +3 more
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A study on the current situation and influencing factors of childcare service demand for parents of infants aged 0–3 years in Ningbo city of China

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectivesAmid China's population structure adjustment, shortage of high-quality, accessible childcare services for 0–3 years old constrains fertility willingness and family well being.
Ning Sun, Hongyu Li, Chenchen Zhu, Kaiying Zhong, Shuang Yang, Qianru Li   +5 more
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How can “small childcare” support “great happiness”? A study on inclusive childcare services for infants and toddlers aged 0–3 in Guangxi through the lens of the capability approach

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundUnder the “three-child” policy, the importance of childcare for infants and toddlers aged 0–3 has been emphasized. However, the implementation of universal childcare policies still faces problems such as supply–demand mismatches, uneven ...
Zhoupeng Chen, Junzhu Liu, Chunhui Li, Qing Kang, Yi Tang   +4 more
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Childcare as a social determinant of access to healthcare: a scoping review

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionAs health systems strive to screen for and address social determinants of health (SDOH), the role of access to childcare and barriers to healthcare posed by childcare needs remains underexplored. A gap exists in synthesizing existing evidence
Megan McArthur, Persephone Tian, Kimberly A. Kho, Kavita P. Bhavan, Kavita P. Bhavan, Bijal A. Balasubramanian, Bijal A. Balasubramanian, Anisha P. Ganguly   +7 more
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Is Childcare Availability in Addiction Treatment Associated with County-Level Childcare Prices and Median Income in the United States?

Health Services Insights
Background: When parents or other guardians of children need treatment for a substance use disorder, it presents challenges impacting both them and their children, as a lack of childcare can be a barrier to treatment access.
Orrin D. Ware, G. Rose Geiger, Malina A. Howard, Stefani N. Baca-Atlas, Michael H. Baca-Atlas   +4 more
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Uncovering the determinants of infant and toddler childcare demand in less-developed rural China: a machine learning perspective

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionChina faces a severe imbalance between the supply and demand of formal childcare services for infants and toddlers aged 0–3, with rural research and resource allocation falling far behind urban areas.ObjectiveThis study aimed to identify key ...
Tingting Fan, Jichang Guo
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Childcare and childcare costs in 2002

, 2005
In 2002, 60% of children aged between 4 months and 2 and a half years were looked after mainly by their parents. For the remaining 40%, parents used a variety of childcare arrangements: childminders, mursey, home childminders or grandparents. Various factors, such as cost, proximity to home, possible tensions in the supply of services, or more personal
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