The long-term impact of childhood sexual assault on depression and self-reported mental and physical health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood trauma, including sexual assault (CSA), is a known risk factor for adverse mental health outcomes. This study quantifies the impact of CSA on the likelihood of being diagnosed with depression in adulthood, as well as its influence on poor mental and physical health days.

Methods

We analyzed data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) (2016-2023), comprising 321,106 respondents. The primary exposure was self-reported CSA, while the main outcomes were depression diagnosis, poor mental health days, and poor physical health days. Covariates included race, gender, marital status, employment, age, education, state, year, language spoken at home, metropolitan status, and urban residence. We employed Inverse Probability Weighting (IPW) to es

SUBMITTER: Akinyemi O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11799268 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature