Health Care Access and Use Among Children & Adolescents Exposed to Parental Incarceration-United States, 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with spillover impacts on 5 million children with an incarcerated parent. Children exposed to parental incarceration (PI) have suboptimal health care access, use, and outcomes in adulthood compared to their peers. However, little is known about their access and utilization during childhood. We evaluated relationships between PI and health care use and access throughout childhood and adolescence.

Methods

We analyzed the nationally representative 2019 National Health Interview Survey Child Sample to examine cross-sectional associations between exposure to incarceration of a residential caregiver, access to care, and health care use among children aged 2-17. Respondents were asked about measures of pre

SUBMITTER: Khazanchi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11376232 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature