Long-term consequences of unintended pregnancy: Impacts on early childhood growth and development in a multicenter study

Figure 1 Structural model illustrating the impact of unintended pregnancy on child growth and development. Indicators for child growth include wasting; underweight based on body mass index-for-age; abnormal head circumference; and stunted or severely stunted. Developmental indicators include behavioral and emotional disorders; autism spectrum disorder; attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; social communication and motor skill deficits, visual impairments; and hearing impairments. Path relationships are considered statistically significant if t > 1.96 and P < 0.05. WSW: Wasting or severely wasting; USU: Underweight or severely underweight; AHC: Abnormal Head Circumference; SS: Severely Stunted; BED: Behavioral and Emotional Disorders; ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder; ADHD: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; SCMSD: Social Communication and Motor Skill Deficits; VI: Visual Impairments; HI: Hearing Impairments.