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Article: Occurrence of Maltreatment in Active Duty Military and Nonmilitary Families in the State of Texas
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- Military Medicine
- Article date:
- June 1, 2008
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CopyrightCopyright Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Jun 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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ABSTRACT This study compared the occurrence of child maltreatment in military and nonmilitary populations. Data came from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System. All cases of child maltreatment substantiated from January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2002, in the state of Texas were analyzed. The rate of occurrence of substantiated maltreatment was lower for children in military families compared with children in nonmilitary families (5.05 vs. 7.89 per 1000 person-years). A greater proportion of caretakers of children in nonmilitary families compared with military families reportedly had financial problems (18.7% vs. 5.2%) and received public assistance (28.2% vs. 8.9%). The rate ...