US Housing insecurity and the health of very young children.
Am J Public Health
; 101(8): 1508-14, 2011 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We investigated the association between housing insecurity and the health of very young children.METHODS:
Between 1998 and 2007, we interviewed 22,069 low-income caregivers with children younger than 3 years who were seen in 7 US urban medical centers. We assessed food insecurity, child health status, developmental risk, weight, and housing insecurity for each child's household. Our indicators for housing insecurity were crowding (> 2 people/bedroom or>1 family/residence) and multiple moves (≥ 2 moves within the previous year).RESULTS:
After adjusting for covariates, crowding was associated with household food insecurity compared with the securely housed (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]â= 1.30; 95% confidence interval [CI]â= 1.18, 1.43), as were multiple moves (AOR = 1.91; 95% CI = 1.59, 2.28). Crowding was also associated with child food insecurity (AOR = 1.47; 95% CI = 1.34, 1.63), and so were multiple moves (AOR = 2.56; 95% CI = 2.13, 3.08). Multiple moves were associated with fair or poor child health (AOR = 1.48; 95% CI =1.25, 1.76), developmental risk (AOR 1.71; 95% CI = 1.33, 2.21), and lower weight-for-age z scores (-0.082 vs -0.013; P=â.02).CONCLUSIONS:
Housing insecurity is associated with poor health, lower weight, and developmental risk among young children. Policies that decrease housing insecurity can promote the health of young children and should be a priority.
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Assunto principal:
Pobreza
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Aglomeração
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Proteção da Criança
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Dinâmica Populacional
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Dieta
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Habitação
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos