Desarrollo del lenguaje en hijos e hijas de madres adolescentes por área de residencia, Ensanut 100k

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the association between adolescent pregnancy and language development in children living in socioeconomically vulnerable areas of Mexico.

Materials and methods: We estimated the standardized language score of children aged 12-59 months who participated in the Ensanut 100k. Teenage mothers (TM) were those who at delivery was between 12-19 years old. The association was estimated using multivariate linear regression; moreover, we evaluated an interaction between type of mother and place of residence.

Results: Children of TM who lived in urban areas had lower standardized language scores than those of adult mothers ( -0.33 95CI: -0.65 a -0.01; p for interaction0.01). However, book availability andor mothers support for learning significantly reduce this difference.

Conclusions: Sociocultural pressures towards TM in urban areas could explain the results; nevertheless, this population could be susceptible to strategies aimed to improve the mother-child relationship and support for learning.