Samina Akhtar, Shahid Khan, Namra Aziz, Muhammad Imran Magsi, Zainab Samad, Romaina Iqbal, Aysha Almas
Obesity and Risk of Hypertension in Preadolescent Urban School Children: Insights from a Developing Country
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growing research points economic policies protective mechanisms vulnerable families research pediatric abusive head trauma suggests paid family leave pfl may protect infants general population physical abuse examine association statelevel paid family leave policies infant ages 01 maltreatment rates statelevel panel dataset constructed national child abuse neglect data system 20022019 data infant maltreatment investigations among four states pfl california new jersey new york rhode island 36 states without pfl piecewise longitudinal model nested model comparison conducted estimate treatment effect pfl population rate infant maltreatment investigations supplementary analyses examined moderating effect three covariates pfl reduced linear rate change infant maltreatment rates states enacted factor 0979 year postpolicy implementation compared states without policies b 0021 se 0008 95 ci 00360005 examining treatment states slope infant maltreatment became significantly shallower postpolicy implementation 21 3178 p 075 interactions testing moderating effects family poverty adults less high school education significant b 0304 95 ci 05640052 b 0511 95 ci 07990249 respectively results suggest pfl beneficial effect infant maltreatment rates add growing evidence policies aimed support household economic stability could vital child maltreatment prevention policy tool