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- Title
Socioeconomic Status Index to Interpret Inequalities in Child Development.
- Authors
DOULABI, Mahbobeh AHMADI; SAJEDI, Fitvozeh; VAMEGHI, Roshanak; MAZAHERI, Mohammad Ali; BAGHBAN, Alireza AKBARZADEH
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE: There have been contradictory findings on the relationship between Socioeconomic Status (SES) and child development although SES is associated with child development outcomes. The present study intended to define the relationship between SES and child development in Tehran kindergartens, Iran. MATERIALS & METHODS: This cross-sectional survey studied 1036 children aged 36-60 month, in different kindergartens in Tehran City, Iran, in 2014-2015. The principal factor analysis (PFA) model was employed to construct SES indices. The constructed SES variable was employed as an independent variable in logistic regression model to evaluate its role in developmental delay as a dependent variable. RESULTS: The relationship between SES and developmental delay was significant at P=0.003. SES proved to have a significant (P CONCLUSION: There should be more emphasis on developmental monitoring and appropriate intervention programs for children to give them higher chance of having a more productive life.
- Subjects
IRAN; SIBLINGS; CHILD development; DENVER Developmental Screening Test; DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities; FACTOR analysis; FAMILIES; SURVEYS; LOGISTIC regression analysis; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Child Neurology, 2017, Vol 11, Issue 2, p13
- ISSN
1735-4668
- Publication type
Article