Abstract
Background: Environmental factors such as family socioeconomic status (SES) can influence the participation of children and youth in different contexts. Objective: Investigate the effect of SES on the participation of Brazilian children and adolescents in home, school and community activities. Methods: Parents/caregivers of 198 Brazilians aged 6-17 years from different SES answered the Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth and the Brazilian Criteria of Economic Classification. Unpaired Student t test or Mann-Whitney tests were used to compare two independent SES groups: middle-high/high (MHH) and middle-low/low (MLL). Results: The MLL presented greater involvement in all contexts. School provided greater participation equality for both groups. On the other hand, reduced participation by both groups was observed in community. Conclusion: Despite the financial disadvantage limiting/preventing access to different types of resources in lower-SES families. On contrary, it seems to have positive effects on the participation of children and youth in the MLL group.
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