Table 3:
Distribution of Maternal and Infant Factors by Screen-In, Screen-Out, No Fatality or Abuse, and Fatality or Abuse
| Variables | Level | Screen-Out | Screen-In | P | No Fatality or Abuse | Fatality or Abuse | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total n | 367 | 855 | 1194 | 28 | |||
| Infant Characteristics | |||||||
| Sex (%) | Female | 182 (49.7) | 399 (46.7) | 0.358 | 570 (47.9) | 11 (39.3) | 0.48 |
| Male | 184 (50.3) | 456 (53.3) | 621 (52.1) | 17 (60.7) | |||
| Medical Condition/Prematurity (%) | No | 273 (93.2) | 600 (91.0) | 0.332 | 847 (91.9) | 25 (89.3) | 0.495 |
| Yes | 20 (6.8) | 59 (9.0) | 75 (8.1) | 3 (10.7) | |||
| Infants with Poly-substance Exposure (%) | No | 300 (81.7) | 453 (53.0) | <0.001 | 732 (61.4) | 19 (67.9) | 0.619 |
| Yes | 67 (18.3) | 402 (47.0) | 460 (38.6) | 9 (32.1) | |||
| Infant Safety Supervision Plan (%) | No | 359 (98.6) | 383 (48.5) | <0.001 | 723 (64.3) | 17 (63.0) | 0.99 |
| Yes | 5 (14) | 407 (51.5) | 402 (35.7) | 10 (37.0) | |||
| Infant Visiting Nurse Referrals (%) | No | 101 (28.3) | 214 (28.1) | 1 | 309 (28.2) | 6 (28.6) | 0.99 |
| Yes | 256 (71.7) | 547 (71.9) | 786 (71.8) | 15 (71.4) | |||
| Infant Placement in Out of Home/ Child Welfare Custody (%) | No | 345 (94.0) | 665 (78.0) | <0.001 | 993 (83.4) | 16 (57.1) | 0.001 |
| Yes | 22 (6.0) | 188 (22.0) | 197 (16.6) | 12 (42.9) | |||
| Maternal Characteristics | |||||||
| Mother Race (%) | Caucasian | 196 (53.4) | 508 (59.4) | 0.086 | 686 (57.6) | 18 (64.3) | 0.883 |
| African American | 148 (40.3) | 313 (36.6) | 449 (37.7) | 10 (35.7) | |||
| Hispanic | 14 (3.8) | 25 (2.9) | 39 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| Other | 9 (2.5) | 9 (1.1) | 18 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| Maternal Prior Prenatally Substance Exposed Infant Delivery (%) | No | 292 (79.6) | 628 (74.0) | 0.044 | 898 (75.7) | 20 (71.4) | 0.764 |
| Yes | 75 (20.4) | 221 (26.0) | 288 (24.3) | 8 (28.6) | |||
| Mother Mental Health Condition (%) | No | 312 (85.0) | 608 (71.1) | <0.001 | 901 (75.6) | 19 (67.9) | 0.473 |
| Yes | 55 (15.0) | 247 (28.9) | 291 (24.4) | 9 (32.1) | |||
| Maternal Childhood Child Welfare Involvement (%) | No | 268 (73.0) | 604 (70.6) | 0.438 | 854 (71.6) | 17 (60.7) | 0.292 |
| Yes | 99 (27.0) | 251 (29.4) | 338 (28.4) | 11 (39.3) | |||
| Maternal Prior Substantiation for Abuse/Neglect (%) | No | 359 (97.8) | 804 (94.0) | 0.007 | 1136 (95.3) | 26 (92.9) | 0.388 |
| Yes | 8 (2.2) | 51 (6.0) | 56 (4.7) | 2 (7.1) |
Notes: P generated by Fisher exact test