German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS)

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The German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) is a large-scale, nationwide study that monitors the health status, development, and health-related behaviors of children and adolescents in Germany.

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instanceOf epidemiological study ⓘ
health survey ⓘ
longitudinal study ⓘ
abbreviation KiGGS ⓘ
ageRange 0–17 years ⓘ
conductedBy Robert Koch Institute ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
dataAccess scientific use files for researchers ⓘ
dataType measured health data ⓘ
self-reported health data ⓘ
design cohort follow-up of participants ⓘ
repeated cross-sectional surveys ⓘ
ethicalApproval approved by relevant ethics committees ⓘ
firstWave 2003–2006 ⓘ
focus adolescents ⓘ
children ⓘ
fullNameGerman Studie zur Gesundheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland ⓘ
geographicCoverage all regions of Germany ⓘ
informedConsent required from parents or guardians ⓘ
languageOfName German ⓘ
method health interviews ⓘ
physical examinations ⓘ
questionnaires ⓘ
objective monitor health status of children and adolescents in Germany ⓘ
monitor health-related behaviors of children and adolescents in Germany ⓘ
monitor physical and mental development of children and adolescents in Germany ⓘ
publicationFormat RKI reports ⓘ
scientific articles ⓘ
publisherOfResults Robert Koch Institute ⓘ
relatedTo German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS) ⓘ
sampleSizeFirstWave approximately 17,000 participants ⓘ
samplingMethod nationwide random sample ⓘ
scope nationwide ⓘ
sponsor German Federal Ministry of Education and Research ⓘ
German Federal Ministry of Health ⓘ
start early 2000s ⓘ
topic chronic diseases in children and adolescents ⓘ
health-related behaviors ⓘ
mental health of children and adolescents ⓘ
nutrition of children and adolescents ⓘ
overweight and obesity in children and adolescents ⓘ
physical activity of children and adolescents ⓘ
social determinants of health ⓘ
vaccination status ⓘ
use evidence base for child and adolescent health policy in Germany ⓘ
monitoring health trends over time ⓘ
public health reporting in Germany ⓘ

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Robert Koch Institute → notableWork → German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) ⓘ
German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) → fullNameGerman → Studie zur Gesundheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland ⓘ
linked to: German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS)
DEGS → relatedTo → German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents ⓘ
linked to: German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS)
KiGGS → officialName → Studie zur Gesundheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland ⓘ
linked to: German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS)
KiGGS → hasPart → KiGGS Basiserhebung (KiGGS Wave 0) ⓘ
linked to: German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS)