Orphaned and abused youth are vulnerable to pregnancy and suicide risk

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 310-319

  Zapata, Lauren B ^a   Kissin, Dmitry M ^a   Bogoliubova, Olga ^b   Yorick, Roman V ^c   Kraft, Joan Marie ^a   Jamieson, Denise J ^a   Marchbanks, Polly A ^a   Hillis, Susan D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c HealthRight International   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Abuse; Orphans; Pregnancy; Protective factors; Risk factors; Suicide ideation

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MALE; ORPHANED CHILD; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, ORPHANED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RUSSIA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876843434     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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