Global developmental delay and its determinants among urban infants and toddlers: A cross sectional study.
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2010-09
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Abstract
Objective To estimate the prevalence of global developmental
delay among children under 3 years of age and
study the determinant factors.
Methods Cross sectional descriptive study was conducted
in field practice areas of the Department of Community
Medicine, JN Medical College, Aligarh, India. A total of
468 (243 boys and 225 girls) children aged 0–3 years were
included. Developmental screening was performed for each
child. A multitude of biological and environmental factors
were analysed.
Results As many as 7.1% of the children screened
positive for global developmental delay. Maximum delay
was observed in the 0–12 months age group (7.0%).
Undernutrition and prematurity were the two most
prevalent etiological diagnoses (21% each). Stunting
and maternal illiteracy were the microenvironmental
predictors on stepwise binary logistic regression while
prematurity and a history of seizures emerged significant
biological predictors.
Conclusions Developmental delay can be predicted by
specific biological and environmental factors which
would help in initiating appropriate interventions.
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Global developmental delay, Biological, Microenvironmental factors
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Sachdeva Sandeep, Amir Ali, Alam Seema, Khan Zulfia, Khalique Najam, Ansari M A. Global developmental delay and its determinants among urban infants and toddlers: A cross sectional study. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2010 Sept; 77(9): 975-980.