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Table 2 Comparison between the positive and negative outcome groups

From: Judicial outcome and follow up of abused child protection acts in a pediatric emergency department: 12-year experience in a third level pediatric hospital

 

Positive outcome (%)

Negative outcome (%)

p-values

Gender, N (%)

 Male

4 (26.7)

1 (14.3)

 

 Female

11 (73.3)

6 (85.7)

0.954

 Age at 403 activation (years), mean (range)

14.9 (9–17)

13.7 (7–17)

0.38

 Adolescents (age 14 and over), N (%)

12 (86.7)

4 (57.1)

0.534

Type of abuse, N (%)

 Physical/emotional abuse

10 (66.7)

5 (71.4)

0.999

 Neglect

2 (13.3)

2 (28.6)

0.756

 Sexual abuse

3 (20)

0 (0)

0.591

 Permanency in out-of-home placement (months), mean (range)

17.9 (1–60)

15 (3–24)

0.70

 Permanency in out-of-home placement 1 year or less, N (%)

8 (53.3)

4 (57.1)

0.999

 Development of comorbidities, N (%)

0 (0)

4 (57.1)

p 0.009

  1. p-values > 0.05 are not statistically significative