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Table 2 Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences in ALIVE and Maryland Adults

From: Adverse childhood experiences and comorbidity in a cohort of people who have injected drugs

Adversity

ALIVE

Baltimore City

Maryland

Emotional Neglect

26.8%

N/A

N/A

Physical Neglect

13.3%

N/A

N/A

Loss of a Parent

34.7%

N/A

N/A

Domestic Violence in the Home

23.7%

20.5%

15.3%

Household Member Substance Use

36.9%

36.6%

24.8%

Household Member Mental Illness

22.9%

22.3%

15.4%

Household Member Incarcerated

26.4%

17.3%

8.0%

Bullying

20.5%

N/A

N/A

Social Ostracization

28.1%

N/A

N/A

Neighborhood Violence

48.5%

N/A

N/A

Poverty

39.5%

N/A

N/A

Emotional Abuse

21.2%

34.6%

34.0%

Physical Abuse

20.5%

15.5%

14.7%

Sexual Abuse

19.6%

14.4%

12.0%

Parent Divorce

N/A

45.8%

29.1%

  1. Note. N = 653. "Loss of Parent" item in ALIVE questionnaire includes "divorce" as part of the question. Maryland estimates are based on 2018 Maryland Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) ACE Module