Table 1: Average age of adoption, age of
clinic visit and preadoption risk factors among
internationally adopted children.
|
|
IA-ES (N = 54) |
IA-LS (N = 39) |
p-value |
|
Age (average months) [95%
confidence interval of SD] |
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|
Age of Adoption |
44.16 [CI:
27.28-40.05] |
26.50 [CI:
23.43-36.95] |
0.008 |
|
Age of Clinic Visit |
45.97 [CI:
27.12-39.83] |
92.10 [CI:
34.18-53.90] |
< 0.001 |
|
Duration Post-Adoption Until Clinic
Visit |
1.82 [CI:
1.80-2.64] |
67.49 [CI:
34.93-55.09] |
< 0.001 |
|
Prenatal
Alcohol Exposure |
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|
Yes |
16.67% |
10.26% |
0.51 |
|
No |
29.63% |
20.51% |
|
|
Suspected |
9.26% |
12.82% |
|
|
Unknown |
44.44% |
56.41% |
|
|
Preadoption Sexual Abuse |
|||
|
Yes |
3.70% |
2.56% |
0.37 |
|
No |
33.33% |
35.90% |
|
|
Suspected |
7.41% |
0% |
|
|
Unknown |
55.56% |
61.54% |
|
|
Preadoption Physical Abuse |
|||
|
Yes |
14.81% |
5.13% |
0.34 |
|
No |
11.11% |
20.51% |
|
|
Suspected |
9.26% |
7.69% |
|
|
Unknown |
64.81% |
66.67% |
|
|
Preadoption Physical/Emotional Neglect |
|||
|
Yes |
37.04% |
35.90% |
0.22 |
|
No |
3.70% |
7.69% |
|
|
Suspected |
18.53% |
5.13% |
|
|
Unknown |
40.74% |
51.28% |
|
|
Total
Maltreatment Types Experienced |
|||
|
No maltreatment confirmed |
61.11% |
64.10% |
0.61 |
|
1 maltreatment type |
25.93% |
30.77% |
|
|
2 maltreatment type |
11.11% |
2.56% |
|
|
3 maltreatment type |
1.85% |
2.56% |
|
Note: IA-ES refers to internationally adopted children who
sought initial mental health consultation ≤ one year after adoption;
whereas, IA-LS refers to internationally adopted youth who sought the service
> one year post-adoption.