Association between Self-Reported Health and Physical and/or Sexual Abuse Experienced before Age 18

Autor/inn/en	Bonomi, Amy E.; Cannon, Elizabeth A.; Anderson, Melissa L.; Rivara, Frederick P.; Thompson, Robert S.
Titel	Association between Self-Reported Health and Physical and/or Sexual Abuse Experienced before Age 18
Quelle	In: Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 32 (2008) 7, S.693-701 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-2134
DOI	10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.10.004
Schlagwörter	Measurement Techniques; Females; Adults; Health; Sexual Abuse; Child Abuse; Comparative Analysis; Incidence; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Correlation; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Messtechnik; Weibliches Geschlecht; Gesundheit; Sexueller Missbrauch; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Vorkommen; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Korrelation
Abstract	Objective: The present study evaluated the association between women's health and physical and sexual abuse suffered before age 18. Methods: A total of 3,568 randomly sampled insured women ages 18-64 completed a telephone interview to assess history of physical only, sexual only, or both physical and sexual abuse before age 18 (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System); and current health (Short Form-36, Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression, Presence of Symptoms surveys). Adjusted analyses compared the health of women with physical abuse only, sexual abuse only, or physical and sexual abuse to the health of women without these abuse histories. Results: Poorest health status was observed in women with a history of both physical and sexual child abuse compared to women without these abuse histories. In models that adjusted for age and income, women with both abuse types had increased prevalence of depression (prevalence ratio, 2.16), severe depression (PR, 2.84), physical symptoms (PR range, 1.33 for joint pain to 2.78 for nausea/vomiting), fair/poor health (PR, 1.84), and lower SF-36 scores (3.15-5.40 points lower). Women with physical abuse only or sexual abuse only also had higher prevalence of symptoms and lower SF-36 scores but the associations were not as strong. Conclusions: This study adds to the literature showing a graded association between multiple adverse events in childhood and adult health. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10