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Civil unrest in the context of chronic community violence: Impact on maternal depressive symptoms

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  • Yimgang, D.P.
  • Wang, Y.
  • Paik, G.
  • Hager, E.R.
  • Black, M.M.

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Objectives. To examine changes in maternal-child health surrounding the April 2015 civil unrest in Baltimore, Maryland, following Freddie Gray's death while in police custody. Methods.Weconducted cross-sectional Children's HealthWatch surveys January 2014 through December 2015 in pediatric emergency departments and primary care clinics on maternal-child health and June 2015 through October 2015 on daily and community routines. We used trend analysis and piecewise logistic regression to examine effects of time, residential proximity moderation, and mediation analysis to assess proximity and maternal-child health relations via maternal concerns. Results. Participants comprised 1095mothers, 93%of whomwereAfrican American and 100%ofwhomhad public or no insurance; 73%of participants' childrenwere younger than 24 months. Following the unrest, prevalence of maternal depressive symptoms increased significantly in proximal, but not distal, neighborhoods (b = 0.41; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.03, 0.79; P = .03). Maternal concerns were elevated in proximal neighborhoods and associated with depressive symptoms; mediation through maternal concern was not significant. Fivemonths after the unrest, depressive symptoms returned to previous levels. Conclusions. Civil unrest has an acute effect on maternal depressive symptoms in neighborhoods proximal to unrest. Public Health Implications. To mitigate depressive symptoms associated with civil unrest, maintain stability of community routines, screen for maternal depressive symptoms, and provide parent-child nurturing programs.

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  • Yimgang, D.P. & Wang, Y. & Paik, G. & Hager, E.R. & Black, M.M., 2017. "Civil unrest in the context of chronic community violence: Impact on maternal depressive symptoms," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 107(9), pages 1455-1462.
  • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2017.303876_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303876
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