美国儿童中不稳定的住房的流行率和相关值
Lydie A Lebrun-Harris1, Megan Sandel2,3, Richard Sheward2,3
1US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Office of Epidemiology and Research, Rockville, Maryland.
JAMA pediatrics
|May 20, 2024
概括
2022年,美国六分之一的儿童面临住房不稳定,因州和人口统计学而有很大的差异. 这突出了一个关键的公共卫生问题,需要有针对性的干预措施来改善儿童的福祉.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 儿童发展 儿童发展
背景情况:
- 住房不稳定是影响儿童福祉的重大公共卫生问题.
- 关于美国儿童中住房不稳定性普遍性的全国代表性数据对于了解其范围至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 估计美国儿童中不稳定住房的流行程度.
- 通过社会人口统计学因素,健康状况和居住状态来检查不稳定的住房的变化.
- 调查不稳定的住房与儿童面临的其他困难之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 利用了2022年全国儿童健康调查的数据 (N=54,103名0-17岁的儿童).
- 使用诸如无法支付租金/抵押贷款,经常搬家和终身无家可归等指标来定义不稳定的住房.
- 采用双变量分析和后勤回归来识别差异和关联,并根据相关的共变量进行调整.
主要成果:
- 在2022年,17.1% (超过1210万) 的美国儿童至少经历了一种形式的住房不稳定.
- 患病率因州而异 (12.0%-26.6%),在美国印第安人/阿拉斯加原住民,黑人/非裔美国人和夏威夷原住民/太平洋岛民儿童中最为高.
- 住房不稳定与其他困难的风险增加有关,包括粮食不安全和不良童年经历.
结论:
- 在2022年,大约有六分之一的美国儿童经历了住房不稳定,这凸显了其广泛的影响.
- 调查结果突出了差异,需要统一的定义和基于证据的干预措施来促进住房稳定.
- 解决住房不稳定问题对于改善儿童健康状况和整体福祉至关重要.
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