Prevalence and factors associated with adverse early childhood experiences: a population-based study in Ceará, Brazil.
Maria Iara Socorro MartinsHermano Alexandre Rocha LimaÁlvaro Jorge Madeiro LeiteSabrina Gabriele Maia Oliveira RochaDavid Augusto Batista Sá AraújoMárcia Maria Tavares MachadoJocileide Sales CamposEdgar Gomes Marques SampaioAnamaria Cavalcante E SilvaLuciano Lima CorreiaPublished in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology (2022)
The study found a high occurrence of adverse early childhood experiences, particularly among preschool children born to mothers of older age, solo, who smoke and in a situation of social and economic vulnerability, including food insecurity, who should be target of control and prevention measures.