@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of injuries among Medicaid enrolled infants prior to child abuse and neglect",
journal="Child maltreatment",
year="2021",
author="Shanahan, Meghan E. and Austin, Anna E. and Berkoff, Molly C.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Prior research has identified common injuries among children who experience child maltreatment; however, most of this work has focused on inpatient settings and has excluded many cases of neglect. This study examines the prevalence of injuries that occur prior to a diagnosis of child maltreatment, as well as the proportion of children with well-child visits prior to the injury and child maltreatment diagnosis. Based on a secondary analysis of Medicaid data from four states, we found that among infants with 12 months of continuous enrollment (N = 4817), 30.6% of those diagnosed with maltreatment were previously diagnosed with an injury. Among infants diagnosed with child maltreatment, 88.4% had at least one well-child visit prior to the maltreatment diagnosis. Among children with a maltreatment diagnosis and a prior injury, 84% had at least one well-child visit preceding the injury. These results indicate that most children had at least one well-child visit prior to being diagnosed with child maltreatment or an injury, indicating opportunities for prevention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-5595",
doi="10.1177/10775595211031651",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10775595211031651"
}