title: Housing characteristics and adequacy of the physical care of children: an exploratory analysis.
abstract: This study explored the relationship between housing conditions and the adequacy of the physical care of children. The sample included 106 caregivers who were participating in a neglect prevention demonstration project in a low-income, inner-city neighborhood. Children who lived with caregivers who had unsafe housing conditions were less likely to receive adequate physical care. Findings confirm the importance of addressing concrete housing conditions as part of an ecological approach to preventing child neglect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Social Work, Hood College, Frederick, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Joy Swanson
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ernst
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: DePanfilis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002654:Child Care / Q000592:standards*; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006798:Housing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011203:Poverty / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population