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Adverse Childhood Experiences Affect Health Risk Behaviors and Chronic Health of Iowans
This study replicates the original ACEs study (Felitti et al.American Journal of Preventive Medicine,14(4), 245 –258. doi:10.1016/s0749-3797(98)00017-8,1998) with a representative sample of adults in Iowa. Data come from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey of 2012 when ACE assessments were first introduced in Iowa by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2012). The majority of adults in Iowa (58%) have experienced at least one ACE, and depending on the type of ACE, co-occurrence of ACEs ranged from 76% to 97%. Health risk behaviors in adulthood, such as drinking, smoking, and obesity w...
Source: Journal of Family Violence - February 7, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
