Language Development In Children Of Adolescent Mothers By Residence Area, Ensanut 100k

Objetive. To evaluate the association between adolescent pregnancy and language development, in children living in socio-economic vulnerable areas of Mexico. Materials and methods. We estimated the standardized language score of children age 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 score than those children of adult mothers (beta=-0.33 95%CI: -0.65 a -0.01; p for interaction<0.01). However, book availability and/or mother's 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.