Profiles of Risk: Maternal Health, Socioeconomic Status, and Child Health.

ABSTRACT: Child health is fundamental to well-being and achievement throughout the life course. Prior research has demonstrated strong associations between familial socioeconomic resources and children's health outcomes, with especially poor health outcomes among disadvantaged youth who experience a concentration of risks, yet little is known about the influence of maternal health as a dimension of risk for children. This research used nationally representative U.S. data from the National Health Interview Surveys in 2007 and 2008 (N = 7,361) to evaluate the joint implications of maternal health and socioeconomic disadvantage for youth. Analyses revealed that maternal health problems were present in a substantial minority of families, clustered meaningfully with other risk factors, and had ser

SUBMITTER: Hardie JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3685849 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature