Sentences with phrase «prevalence of poor child»

Higher family adversity index scores were associated with higher prevalence of poor child health and health behaviours, with two exceptions.

The findings showed that, in general, the higher the family adversity index score, the higher the prevalence of poor child health and health behaviours.

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They found a higher prevalence of risk factors for poor outcomes in black children that include ventilator use, oxygen support, wound infections, transfusions and neonatal status.

A recent report by the Health & Social Care Information Centre states that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to be obese or overweight: «In 2014 - 15, obesity prevalence for children living in the most deprived areas was double that of those living in the least deprived areas.»

Our findings are even more sobering because the prevalence of psychosocial problems among youth seems to be increasing.110, 111 The US Surgeon General reports that the unmet need for services is as high now as it was 20 years ago.112 Even youth who are insured often can not obtain treatment because few child and adolescent psychiatrists practice in poor and minority neighborhoods.113, 114

Where both parents are depressed, the child is at far greater disadvantage and poorer outcomes have been observed in children up to the age of 7.32 Heightened parental anxiety may result in adverse outcomes for the child, who is also put at increased risk of anxiety.33 Given that children born preterm are already at some disadvantage in comparison to their peers born at term, an increase in the prevalence of PD among this group of parents could compound the negative impact of an early delivery on child outcomes.

Physicians underestimated substantially the prevalence of intrafamilial violence, maternal psychosocial distress, and associated behavior problems in children compared with use of a questionnaire for this purpose.23 The use of a clinic questionnaire identified significantly more mothers with potential risk factors for poor parenting compared with review of medical records.24 Shorter versions of this questionnaire for evaluating parental depressive disorders, 25 substance abuse, 26 and parental history of physical abuse as a child27 compared favorably to the original measures in terms of accuracy.

Persistent, poorly controlled antisocial behaviour, however, is socially handicapping and often leads to poor adjustment in adults.1 It occurs in 5 % of children, 2 and its prevalence is rising.3 The children live with high levels of criticism and hostility from their parents and are often rejected by their peers.3 Truancy is common, most leave school with no qualifications, and over a third become recurrent juvenile offenders.4 In adulthood, offending usually continues, relationships are limited and unsatisfactory, and the employment pattern is poor.

Figure 2 - E shows that the prevalence of poor health among children aged 4 - 5 increased with a greater number of family adversity factors, although the pattern of this increase varied somewhat across health outcomes.

The graphs show that the prevalence of children in poor health and with poor health behaviours increased as the level of parenting skill decreased.

The prevalence of children in poor health and with poor health behaviours increased as the level of parenting skill decreased.

To estimate the prevalence of mild to high stress in low - income parents and the percentage of children with poorer HRQOL and more behavioural problems compared with the population norm.

Recent research conducted in mainland China found that obesity prevalence was higher among children in wealthier families, 4 but the patterns were different in Hong Kong with higher rates of childhood obesity among lower income families.4 5 Hong Kong, despite having a per capita gross domestic product of Hong Kong dollar (HK$) 273 550, has large income differences between rich and poor as reflected by a high Gini coefficient of 0.539 reported in 2016; approximately 20 % of the population are living in poverty as defined by a monthly household income below half of the Hong Kong median.6 It is widely accepted that population health tend to be worse in societies with greater income inequalities, and hence low - income families in these societies are particularly at risk of health problems.7 In our previous study, children from Hong Kong Chinese low - income families experienced poorer health and more behavioural problems than other children in the population at similar age.8 Adults from these families also reported poorer health - related quality of life (HRQOL), 9 with 6.1 % of the parents having a known history of mental illness and 18.2 % of them reporting elevated level of stress.

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental disorders during childhood and adolescence, with a prevalence of 3 — 5 % in school - age children (6 — 12 years) and 10 — 19 % in adolescents (13 — 18 years); 1, 2 and the prevalence of anxiety disorders in this population tends to increase over time.3 Anxiety is the most common psychological symptom reported by children and adolescents; however, presentation varies with age as younger patients often report undifferentiated anxiety symptoms, for example, muscle tension, headache, stomachache or angry outbursts.4 According to the standard diagnostic systems, there are various types of anxiety disorders, for example, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobias (SOP), social anxiety disorder (SAD), panic disorder (PD), overanxious disorder, separation anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD).5 Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents often occur with a number of comorbidities, such as autism spectrum disorders, 6 depressive disorders, 7 conduct disorder, 8 substance abuse9 or suicide - related behaviour.10 Youths with anxiety disorders experience serious impairment in social functioning (eg, poor school achievement; relational problems with family members and peers).11, 12 Childhood and adolescent anxiety disorders can persist despite treatment, 1 and they are associated with later adult psychopathology.13, 14