Area-level deprivation and adverse childhood experiences among high school students in Maryland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nearly one-half of Americans have been exposed to at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE) before turning 18, contributing to a broad array of problems spanning physical health, mental and behavioral health, and psychosocial functioning.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional, survey research study, using 2018 data from a state adolescent health surveillance system, i.e., Maryland Youth Risk Behavior Survey/Youth Tobacco Survey. The population-based sample of Maryland high school students (n = 41,091) is representative at the state and county levels. The outcome variables included five binary measures of ACEs (i.e., food insecurity, parental substance use/gambling, parental mental illness, family member in jail/prison, and caregiver verbal abuse), and number of

SUBMITTER: Kurani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9034595 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature