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Table 4 Probability of being opened for ongoing services at the conclusion of maltreatment-related investigations involving infants in Canada in 2008 (n = 17,339)

From: Opportunities for prevention and intervention with young children: lessons from the Canadian incidence study of reported child abuse and neglect

Predictors

b

SE

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e b

Primary Caregiver Age (18 Years and Under)

    

  19 to 21 Years

-.33

.29

1.28

.72

  22 to 30 Years

-.58

.26

4.88

.56*

  31 to 40 Years

-.78

.30

6.82

.46**

  41 Years and Older

.31

.55

.33

1.37

At Least One Caregiver Risk Factor

1.19

.24

24.70

3.28***

Child Functioning Concerns

    

  Attachment Issues

.65

.60

1.20

1.32

  Intellectual/Developmental Disability

.53

.90

.34

1.69

  Failure to Meet Developmental Milestones

.10

.62

.03

1.10

  FAS/FAE

.61

.70

.77

1.84

  Positive Toxicology at Birth

1.16

.36

10.31

3.19**

  Physical Disability

-.26

.76

.12

.77

No Second Caregiver in the Home

-.31

.19

2.74

.74

Primary Income (Full-time)

    

  Part-time/Seasonal

.01

.52

.00

1.01

  Other Benefits/Unemployment

.12

.34

.12

1.13

  No Income

-.03

.37

.01

.97

At Least One Household Hazard

1.08

.30

13.46

3.03***

Household Regularly Runs Out of Money

.39

.22

2.17

1.47

Number of Moves (No Moves)

    

  One Move

.07

.19

.14

1.07

  Two or More Moves

.68

.24

8.36

1.97**

Type of Maltreatment (Physical Abuse)

    

  Sexual Abuse

-.70

1.61

.19

.50

  Neglect

-.77

.36

4.44

.46*

  Emotional Maltreatment

-.03

.51

.00

.97

  Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence

-.50

.36

1.96

.61

  Risk

-.32

.35

.85

.73

 

−2 Log Likelihood

Omnibus Tests of Model Coefficients (X2)

Model

880.52

137.96***

  1. * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001.