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R S Buzi1, P B Smith, M L Weinman
1Baylor College of Medicine, Population Program, Houston, TX 77030, USA. rbuzi@bcm.tmc.edu
Abstract:
A study examining the health and behavioral consequences of child abuse was conducted among 263 parenting and 257 never-pregnant teens attending a reproductive health clinic. Both groups of teens identified the following major consequences: suicide, prostitution, school drop-out, crime and substance abuse. However, only parenting teens expressed interest in prevention programs that would address these consequences. Traditional child abuse prevention programs are focused on parenting issues and rarely address health and behavioral consequences of abuse. These health and behavioral consequences of abuse may make adolescents vulnerable to abuse their own children as well as interfere with their psychosocial development. Therefore, the authors recommend integrating health and behavioral issues into child abuse prevention programs.
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