@article{ref1,
title="Adverse childhood experiences, mental health, and risk behaviors among men in the Solomon Islands",
journal="Asia-Pacific journal of public health",
year="2018",
author="Lui, Paraniala Silas C. and Dunne, Michael P. and Baker, Philip and Isom, Verzilyn",
volume="30",
number="6",
pages="582-591",
abstract="Compared with many parts of the world, there has been little research in Pacific Island nations into the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on adult health. This is a significant gap for local evidence-based child protection. We describe findings from a survey of 400 men aged 18 to 70 years recruited from randomly sampled households in Honiara city, Solomon Islands. Most men reported multiple adversities during childhood (80.7% 3 or more; 46% 5 or more), such as exposure to community and domestic violence, bullying, physical maltreatment, and sexual abuse. Men with multiple ACEs had significantly lower well-being and more psychological distress, recent stressful life events, and health risk behaviors. This study reports the first observation that betel quid chewing increased as a function of multiple ACEs. In comparison with recent East Asian studies, the Solomon Islands data suggest that the collective geographic category of &quot;Asia-Pacific&quot; masks significant intraregional differences in childhood adversities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1010-5395",
doi="10.1177/1010539518792911",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539518792911"
}