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Growth delay in homeless children.

A H Fierman1, B P Dreyer, L Quinn

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New York 10016.

Pediatrics
|November 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Homeless children show stunted growth compared to domiciled peers and national standards, indicating chronic nutritional stress. Family social factors, not homelessness duration, significantly impact their reduced height.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health
  • Child Development

Background:

  • Homeless children face unique challenges impacting health and development.
  • Growth patterns in vulnerable populations require comparison to established standards and controls.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the growth of homeless children against National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) standards and age-matched domiciled children.
  • To identify factors influencing growth differences between homeless and domiciled children.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of height and weight-height percentiles.
  • Regression analysis to control for confounding social and familial factors.
  • Comparison of growth data with NCHS standards and a matched domiciled cohort.

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Main Results:

  • Homeless children exhibited significantly lower height percentiles than both NCHS standards and domiciled children.
  • Weight-height percentiles did not differ from NCHS standards but were lower in homeless children compared to domiciled children.
  • Larger family size and single-mother households were associated with lower height percentiles in homeless children.

Conclusions:

  • Homeless children display stunting without wasting, indicative of chronic nutritional stress.
  • Preexisting social factors, rather than duration of homelessness, are key determinants of growth abnormalities.
  • Further research into social determinants of growth in homeless children is essential.