Health Behaviour in School Children

Overview
Acronym
HBSC
Type of information
Survey/interview data
URL of the data source
http://www.hbsc.org/membership/countries/malta.html
Description

Malta participates in the international HBSC research network.  The HBSC collects data every four years on 11-, 13- and 15-year-old boys' and girls' health and well-being, social environments and health behaviours. Surveys conducted in 2001/02, 2005/06, 2009/10, 2013/14, 2017/18.

Free keywords
Adolescents
alcohol consumption
Food consumption
physical activity
tobacco
use of psychoactive substances
socioeconomic factors
Topics
Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Behaviours » Alcohol consumption;
Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Behaviours » Food consumption;
Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Behaviours » Physical activity;
Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Behaviours » Tobacco use;
Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Behaviours » Use of psychoactive substances;
Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Individual characteristics » Overweight/obesity;
Determinants of health » Physical and social environment » Social environment » Social network;
Determinants of health » Socioeconomic and demographic factors » Socioeconomic factors » Education;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Non-communicable diseases » Dental diseases;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Non-communicable diseases » Mental diseases
Country(ies):
GEO coverage
Nuts 1
Target Population
Specific groups
Age range
From 11 years to 15 years
Sex
Both
Language(s)
English,
Maltese
Updating Periodicity
Every 4 years
Personal Identifier
Participant number
Level of aggregation
Aggregated
Terms of data access - URL
http://www.hbsc.org/index.aspx hbscstudyprotocol@hbsc.org
Terms of data access

Open data are available at http://www.hbsc.org/index.aspx . Here the data in aggregated format could be found and selected for different needs. 

Access to microdata for research and analytical purposes (for registered researchers, researchers in public administration and registered research institutions) is also provided.

Researchers shall send any requests on hbscstudyprotocol@hbsc.org. Requests are then handled by internally.

Linkage possible
No
Data Owner(s)
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Directorate
Contact name
Principal Investigator: Prof Charmaine Gauci
Contact e-mail
charmaine.gauci@hbsc.org
Contact info (address)

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, St Luke’s Square, Guardamangia, Malta

Updated on 23 April 2022