Assessment of multiple factors affecting intelligence quotient of children of rural and urban areas of Rajasthan, India

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dc.contributor.authorSinghvi, Shreyans D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Preksha T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBhandari, Gautamen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-18T10:02:09Z
dc.date.available2020-11-18T10:02:09Z
dc.date.issued2020-07
dc.description.abstractBackground: Children are the future of our country and hence their mental and physical wellbeing should be our upmost priority. Undernutrition is a major public health problem in our country and is one of the most common reasons for morbidity and mortality in children under 5yrs of age. The first few years of life are particularly important because vital development occurs in all domains. Therefore, this study has aimed to study the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of the children of the age group 3-5 in urban and rural areas and study the factors associated with it.Methods: A cross section study of the children group of population was performed. Two sections of the children group were taken for the study- children population residing in an urban area and children population residing in a rural community of Rajasthan, India. The data was compiled and analyzed using appropriate statistical methods.Results: In our study, we have found that The following chosen demographic factors were found associated with children Intelligence quotient (IQ) - nutritional status, socioeconomic status, and age, while gender was not found to be associated with IQ.Conclusions: As, cognitive development is fairly important to children and their future, it should be paid more acknowledgment, as well as early preventive methods of it’s associated factors.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Medicine, Manidhari Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSinghvi Shreyans D., Singh Preksha T., Bhandari Gautam. Assessment of multiple factors affecting intelligence quotient of children of rural and urban areas of Rajasthan, India. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2020 Jul; 8(7): 2557-2561en_US
dc.identifier.issn2320-6071
dc.identifier.issn2320-6012
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/212460
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber7en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20202895en_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectIntelligenceen_US
dc.subjectQuotienten_US
dc.titleAssessment of multiple factors affecting intelligence quotient of children of rural and urban areas of Rajasthan, Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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