More than Poverty-Teen Pregnancy Risk and Reports of Child Abuse Reports and Neglect

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• Alternative Title:
  J Adolesc Health
• Personal Author:
  Garwood, Sarah K ; Lara, Gerassi ; Melissa, Jonson-Reid ; Katie, Plax ; Brett, Drake
• Description:
  Purpose
  
  To compare risk for teen pregnancies between children living in poverty with no Child Protection Services (CPS) report history, and those in poverty with a history of CPS report.
  
  Methods
  
  Children selected from families in poverty, both with and without CPS report histories were prospectively followed from 1993-2009 using electronic administrative records from agencies including child protective services, emergency departments, Medicaid services and juvenile courts. A total of 3281 adolescent females were followed until age 18.
  
  Results
  
  For teens with history of poverty only, 16.8% had been pregnant at least once by age 17. In teens with history of both poverty and report of child abuse or neglect, 28.9% had been pregnant at least once by age 17. While multivariate survival analyses revealed several other significant factors at the family and youth services levels, a report of maltreatment remained significant (about a 66% higher risk).
  
  Conclusions
  
  Maltreatment is a significant risk factor for teen pregnancy among low income youth even after controlling for neighborhood disadvantage, other caregiver risks and indicators of individual emotional and behavioral problems.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Child Abuse Child Abuse And Neglect Female Health Disparity Humans Poverty Pregnancy Pregnancy In Adolescence Prospective Studies Prospective Study Risk Factors United States Unplanned Pregnancy

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• Source:
  J Adolesc Health. 57(2):164-168
• Pubmed ID:
  26206437
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4653097
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  R01 CE001190/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01 MH061733/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; 2R01 MH061733/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; CE001190/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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