To determine the prevalence of physical abuse and to identify predictors of abuse in a sample of pregnant women in Alabama.
The vulnerable factors and predictors of abuse during pregnancy were explored in their demographic, psycho-socio-economic-cultural, and obstetric aspects.
Historically, metaphyseal fractures have been thought of as strong predictors of abuse, 18 but we could not find comparative studies to support or refute this hypothesis.
The researchers also found that the popular Roux-en-Y surgery was a strong independent predictor of alcohol abuse; those who had had the procedure were more than twice as likely to abuse alcohol as those who had had the gastric band operation.
Thus, novelty responsivity is considered to be a predictor of drug abuse liability.
Low socioeconomic position (SEP) is a consistent predictor of both abuse and pregnancy outcomes [ 4, 43].
Fetal exposure is, perhaps, the best predictor of ethanol abuse in this "at risk" age group, surpassing even family history of alcohol related problems [ 1- 5].
Studies have found that men's adherence to sexist, patriarchal, and/or sexually hostile attitudes is an important predictor of spousal abuse [ 4, 5].
Future work is needed to examine other potential factors, such as parental risk factors of mental health and substance abuse [ 12, 80, 81] and predictors of multiple abuse victimisation.
The present study aimed to measure the prevalence of child abuse in the region of southern China and to identify significant predictors of the abuse, which could provide important information for planning future preventive measures.
