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What happens next: The lingering effects of child abuse in a Mexican cohort.

New research · Pediatrics

Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 1w

Cohort studySao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina· 2026

What happens next: The lingering effects of child abuse in a Mexican cohort.

Efrén Romero Martínez, Mireya Robledo Aceves, Alejandro Barrón Balderas … Diego Magallón Picazo

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Child Abuse PediatricsCohort studyQ3IF 1.3

Child abuse survivors show nearly 5-fold higher risk of hyperactivity with attention deficit.

What happens next: The lingering effects of child abuse in a Mexican cohort.

Efrén Romero Martínez … Diego Magallón Picazo

Sao Paulo medical journal · 2026 · Q3 in General Medicine

Background

Understanding the lingering effects of child abuse may improve healthcare pathways with preventive and supportive strategies.

Purpose

To compare adverse outcomes between survivors of child abuse and non-exposed subjects.

Methods

This is a cohort study conducted at the Pediatric Emergency Department of the Nuevo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico.

n = 300 survivors of child abuse,

Results

abuse survivors had nearly 5-fold higher risk of hyperactivity with attention deficit

RR 4.65 (95% CI 2.06 to 10.51)

CI excludes the null - significant

More results

Neglect and sexual abuse were the most frequent types of abuse.

Non-exposed subjects had a higher level of education [RR = 0.65(0.49-0.87); P = 0.0001] and were more engaged in sports [RR = 0.31(0.18-0.52); P = 0.0001].

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Conclusion

Survivors of child abuse are at risk for psychological problems and substance abuse. Increasing sports engagement and school attendance may protect against adverse outcomes.

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