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Maltreatment Related Hospitalizations Among Children Ages 17 Years and Younger: New York State, 2011-2013

Lusine Ghazaryan1,2,3, Kuangnan Xiong4, Charlan Kroelinger5

  • 1Field Support Branch, Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, MS F74, Chamblee, GA, 30341-3717, USA. lghazaryan@usaid.gov.

Maternal and Child Health Journal
|February 21, 2022
PubMed

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Child maltreatment hospitalizations are a significant public health concern. This study found physical abuse to be the most common type among children under 18 in New York State.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Child Welfare

Background:

  • Child maltreatment presents a substantial societal and public health challenge.
  • Existing epidemiological data on maltreatment-related hospitalizations are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize maltreatment-related hospitalizations in children aged 17 and younger within New York State (NYS).

Main Methods:

  • Utilized 2011-2013 inpatient discharge data from the NYS Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS).
  • Identified maltreatment hospitalizations using ICD-9-CM codes for diagnoses and external causes of injury.
  • Compared demographic and inpatient care characteristics using chi-square and t-tests.

Main Results:

  • Documented 853 maltreatment-related hospitalizations involving 836 children (ages 0-17) in NYS between 2011-2013.
  • Infants (<1 year) exhibited the highest hospitalization rates.
  • Physical abuse was identified as the predominant form of maltreatment.

Conclusions:

  • This study provides the first epidemiological description of child maltreatment hospitalizations in NYS.
  • Establishes a crucial statewide baseline for addressing this public health and societal issue.
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