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A systematic literature review of the factors associated with children entering public care

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Simkiss, Douglas E., Stallard, Nigel and Thorogood, Margaret (2013) A systematic literature review of the factors associated with children entering public care. Child: Care, Health and Development, 39 (5). pp. 628-642.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cch.12010

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Abstract

Children who enter public care are among the most vulnerable in society. In addition to services for their medical needs, a focus on identifying and intervening with families in need where children are at high risk of entering public care is a public health priority. This paper aims to identify the characteristics of children, their parents or their social circumstances which are associated with children entering public care. The databases searched were CSA Illumina, British Education Index, ChildData, CINAHL, Excerpta Medica, MEDLINE, the Campbell and Cochrane Collaborations, NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, NHS Evidence, Social Care Online and TRIP; from start dates to 7 February 2011. A total of 6417 titles were reviewed. After review, 10 papers with cohort or case-control methodologies met the inclusion criteria and the included papers were appraised using questions from the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme to guide the critique of case-control and cohort studies. A narrative synthesis is used to describe the research identified. Socio-economic status, maternal age at birth, health risk factors and other factors including learning difficulties, membership of an ethnic minority group and single parenthood are described as risk factors associated with children entering public care. Health risk factors have been explored using databases developed for other purposes such as health insurance or hospital discharge. A number of risk factors for children entering public care are identified from the literature, some were culturally specific and may not generalize. The interaction between different risk factors needs testing in longitudinal data sets.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Statistics and Epidemiology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Child care services
Journal or Publication Title: Child: Care, Health and Development
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 0305-1862
Official Date: September 2013
Dates:
DateEvent
September 2013Published
5 December 2012Available
20 August 2012Accepted
Volume: 39
Number: 5
Number of Pages: 15
Page Range: pp. 628-642
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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