Maternal experience of intimate partner violence, maternal depression, and parental stress are not associated with child telomere length in Bangladesh

Scientific Reports, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(1)

Опубликована: Март 12, 2025

Abstract Shorter telomere length (TL) is associated with an increased risk for developing chronic or age-related diseases in adults. The process of shortening accelerated response to stress and well characterized adult populations from high-income countries. Prior studies suggest the relationship between stress, shorter TL, disease initiates early life. Nested within WASH Benefits Bangladesh trial, we examined associations parental stressors, including maternal exposure intimate partner violence (IPV), depressive symptoms, perceived child TL rural Bangladesh. We measured whole blood relative 660 children at median age 14 months 702 28 months. estimated mean differences 25th 75th percentile absence presence each using generalized additive models. IPV during pregnancy was more attrition (− 0.32 (95% CI − 0.64, 0.01), p-value 0.05). This association not significant after correction multiple comparisons. Other psychosocial stressors were outcomes Telomere biology early-life development may vary across settings.

Язык: Английский

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Associations between maternal adversity and health and children’s telomere length

Translational Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(1)

Опубликована: Март 28, 2025

Язык: Английский

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The status of intimate partner violence against pregnant women in contemporary China: a scoping review

Women s Health Nursing, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 30(1), С. 41 - 55

Опубликована: Март 29, 2024

Purpose: This review explored the status of publications on intimate partner violence (IPV) against pregnant women in contemporary China.Methods: The PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycInfo databases were searched using terms “IPV,” “pregnant woman,” “Chinese,” synonyms English, along with related keywords for Chinese publications. All literature pertaining to IPV during pregnancy, conducted China, published between 1987 September 2023 was included.Results: A total 37 articles from 30 studies selected. prevalence pregnancy ranged 2.5% 31.3%, psychological being most common form. Frequently identified risk factors included unintended poor family economic conditions, male partners engaging health behaviors, employment or their partners, low education levels among women, physical mental issues, strained couple relationships, in-law conflicts. primarily led problems victims could result adverse obstetric outcomes, as well negative effects temperament development offspring. Victims China demonstrated a willingness seek help professionals. Furthermore, relevant research mainland is scarce, limited number non-standardized methodologies.Conclusion: Future should investigate various perspectives, identify unique focus high-risk groups. Considering conditions there pressing need increase public awareness interventions aimed at addressing this issue.

Язык: Английский

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Association between maternal depression symptoms and child telomere length

Journal of Psychiatric Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 174, С. 319 - 325

Опубликована: Апрель 23, 2024

Язык: Английский

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