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  • Title: Factors associated with chronic conditions among children in foster care.
    Author: Jee SH, Barth RP, Szilagyi MA, Szilagyi PG, Aida M, Davis MM.
    Journal: J Health Care Poor Underserved; 2006 May; 17(2):328-41. PubMed ID: 16702718.
    Abstract:
    The population of children in foster care is rapidly growing. Previous local and state-level analyses have measured the prevalence of chronic conditions among such children to be from 44%-82%. The study objective was to identify factors associated with chronic conditions among a nationally representative sample of children in foster care for one year. The authors analyzed data from The National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW), Wave 1, the first national dataset of children in the child welfare system. In regression analysis, factors significantly associated with having a chronic condition included: child age under 2 years, caregiver race/ethnicity other than Hispanic, and relatively few household members. Discussion includes consideration of chronic conditions in this high-risk population.
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