Risk factors associated with delayed language development | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences | ||
| Article 44, Volume 24, Issue 24, January 2023, Pages 1-6 PDF (294.31 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2022.154088.1545 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mona Elrabie Ahmed* 1; Montaser Mohamed2; Rasha Ali3; Mohammed Elrabie Ahmed4; Ahmed Gelaney1; Megahed Ahmed1 | ||
| 1Unit of Phoniatrics-Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sohag University, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Pediatrics, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt. | ||
| 3Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt | ||
| 4Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sohag University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Identifying the risk factors associated with language disorders in Arabic speaking children is important priority to strengthen primary prevention strategies and mandatory for early identification and early intervention. Objective: The aim of this study is to identify risk factors related to delayed language development (DLD). Methods: A case-control study conducted on 592 children attended Phoniatrics clinic and diagnosed as DLD (subjects group). Children with typical language development were recruited from different day cares and schools as a control group (n= 693). Both groups were matched for age, sex, geographic distribution and socio-economic factors. Full history was taken from both groups emphasizing on possible risk factors for DLD. Results: consanguineous marriage, caesarian section, premature delivery, low birth weight, and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia were identified as risk factors for delayed language development. Conclusions: The most consistently identified risk factors among participated cases were consanguinity, cesarean mode of delivery, pre-term, low birth weight, hyperbilirubinemia, and postnatal risk factors language delay. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Arabic speaking children; caesarian section; delayed language developmental; risk factors | ||
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