Jaudes P K, Ekwo E E
Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, IL, USA.
Child Welfare. 1997 Jul-Aug;76(4):521-34.
The study reported here sought to determine whether substance-exposed infants who are maltreated have a higher risk of out-of-home placement than substance-exposed children who are not abused and rejected, as well as a higher risk of death than children in the general population. In a sample of 513 infants born at a Chicago medical center from 1985 through 1990, 480 (93.6%) had complete sociodemographic data available for analysis. Identifying data were used to search the Illinois death registry and a computerized central registry of child abuse reports. Both out-of-home placement and death were distinctly more likely if children had been exposed to drugs and maltreated. Such children should be closely followed.
本研究旨在确定与未受虐待和被拒绝的受物质影响儿童相比，受物质影响且遭受虐待的婴儿被安置到家庭外的风险是否更高，以及与普通人群中的儿童相比死亡风险是否更高。在1985年至1990年于芝加哥一家医疗中心出生的513名婴儿样本中，有480名（93.6%）有完整的社会人口统计学数据可供分析。识别数据被用于查询伊利诺伊州死亡登记处和儿童虐待报告的计算机化中央登记处。如果儿童接触过毒品并遭受虐待，那么他们被安置到家庭外和死亡的可能性明显更高。应对这些儿童进行密切跟踪。
