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HBSC Ireland 2018 Health Symptoms

 ‌HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN (HBSC) IRELAND

World Health Organization Collaborative Cross-National Study


The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey is a WHO collaborative cross-national study that monitors the health behaviours, health outcomes and social environments of school-aged children every four years. HBSC Ireland surveys school-going children aged 9-18 years. The study is conducted by the HBSC Ireland team, based at the Health Promotion Research Centre, University of Galway.

HBSC Ireland 2018 Health symptoms

Children were asked ‘In the past 6 months: how often have you had the following…? Headache, Stomachache, Backache, Feeling low, Irritability or bad temper, Feeling nervous, Difficulties getting to sleep, Feeling dizzy’. The response options were:

  • About every day
  • More than once a week
  • About every week
  • About every month
  • Rarely or never

In the visualisation below:

  • The tab ‘All Symptoms’ compares the various symptoms by selecting the frequency from the drop down list on the right.
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