| Literature DB >> 1936217 |
Abstract
Mothers from 198 low-income, female-headed families enrolled in child protective services because of child abuse or neglect were compared with an equal number of age-matched controls, to determine if unplanned childbearing and family size increase the risk of child neglect or abuse. Logistic regression analyses suggest that unplanned childbearing increases the risk of child abuse but not of child neglect. Large family size significantly raises the risk of both types of maltreatment, although this factor had a greater effect on the risk of abuse than on the risk of neglect. Finally, unplanned childbearing appears to be indirectly related to abuse through its effect on family size.Entities:
Keywords: Americas; Behavior; Biology; Child Abuse; Crime; Data Analysis; Data Collection; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Size; Fertility; Head Of Household--women; Households; Incidence; Low Income Population; Maryland; Measurement; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy, Unplanned; Psychosocial Factors; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Risk Factors; Social Class; Social Problems; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Statistical Regression; United States
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Year: 1991 PMID： 1936217
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Fam Plann Perspect ISSN： 0014-7354