2021, Vol. 2, Issue 1, Part A
Risk factors of communication disorders in children visiting a tertiary child care center in Dharwad: A questionnaire-based study
Author(s): Dr. Rajan Deshpandey, Dr. Jijo PM and Sabarish A
Abstract: Purpose: The study aimed to investigate the presence of high-risk factors of communication disorders among children visiting a tertiary child care center in Dharwad.Methods: Parents of 976 children between the ages of birth to 3 years were interviewed using a questionnaire on high risk register for communication disorders for medical professionals. Further, telephonic follow up/ direct evaluation was carried out in those children who had any one of the risk factors leading to a communication disorder.Results: Among the 40 children between birth- to 1 month, 20 (50%) had at least one or more high-risk factors, and the remaining 20 (50%) did not show a history of any risk factors for communication disorders. In the group of 1 month to 3 years, out of 936 data analyzed, 291(31%) children had at least one or more high-risk factors, and the remaining 645 (69%) did not show the history of any risk factors of communication disorders. In both the group, the chi-square test revealed no association between the presence of risk factors with variables like geographical area, gender and parental education. Follow up data after one year found that 15 (1.53%) out of 976 children showed communication disorders, and all these children exhibited more than one high-risk factor.Conclusion: It was found that children visiting a tertiary child care center had various risk factors leading to a communication disorder. Hence, the study highlights the need for a high-risk register usage in the early identification of communication disorders.
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Dr. Rajan Deshpandey, Dr. Jijo PM and Sabarish A. Risk factors of communication disorders in children visiting a tertiary child care center in Dharwad: A questionnaire-based study. International Journal of Intellectual Disability. 2021; 2(1): 06-09.
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