Comparing relationships between single types of adverse childhood experiences and health-related outcomes: a combined primary data study of eight cross-sectional surveys in England and Wales.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) show strong cumulative associations with ill-health across the life course. Harms can arise even in those exposed to a single ACE type but few studies examine such exposure. For individuals experiencing a single ACE type, we examine which ACEs are most strongly related to different health harms.

Design

Secondary analysis of combined data from eight cross-sectional general population ACE surveys.

Setting

Households in England and Wales.

Participants

20 556 residents aged 18-69 years.

Measures

Ten self-reported outcomes were examined: smoking, cannabis use, binge drinking, obesity, sexually transmitted infection, teenage pregnancy, mental well-being, violence perpetration, violence victimisation and incarcera

SUBMITTER: Bellis MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10111913 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature