УЛААНБААТАР ХОТЫН ХҮҮХДИЙН ХӨГЖЛИЙН БЭРХШЭЭЛИЙГ ИЛРҮҮЛСЭН ҮР ДҮНГЭЭС
- Author:
Narantuya B
1
;
Lkhagvasuren Ts
2
;
Chimedsuren O
3
Author Information
1. Ministry of Health, Mongolia
2. Mongolian National University of Medical Science
3. School of Public health, MNUMS
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Хүүхдийн хөгжлийн бэрхшээл, өсөх, бойжих үеийн хөгжлийн бэрхшээл, 10 онооны илрүүлэг(TQ)
- From:Innovation
2017;11(2):134-135
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Children’s development and childhood disability are a public health issues
to their consequences on quality of life and productivity not only for affected children
but also for families and populations as a whole. WHO and the World Bank estimate
that more than a billion people live with some form of disability, which equates to approximately
15% of the world’s population (1). Citing the Global Burden of Disease study
of 2004, the World Report further estimates that amongst those aged 0-14 years, roughly
5.1% of all children (93 million) live with a ‘moderate or severe’ disability and 0.7%, or 13
million children, live with severe difficulties.
Many children younger than 5 years in developing countries are exposed to multiple
risks, including poverty, malnutrition, poor health, and other risks, which are affect their
cognitive, motor, and social emotional development. There are few research result and
national statistics on the childhood disabilities of under 5 years children in Mongolia.
OBJECTIVES:The objective of the screening was to determine the rate of disabilities in
children aged 9 months to 5 years in Ulaanbaatar.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Population based cross-sectional study design used childhood
disabilities screening among under 5 years children in Ulaanbaatar. TQ-(ten questions)
screening method used to determine childhood disabilities. The structured interview
checklist (TQ) and a guide to collect background and risk factors information were
administered in a face-to-face interview of the child’s caregivers. The screening covered
8838 children from 6 districts, Ulaanbaatar.
RESULTS: The study covered totally 8838 children (50.4 %) were male and 193 (48.4 %)
were female. Over 81 % of the persons responding to the questions were mothers of the
children, 10 % fathers. 9 % were the child’s relative and child’s sibling. Based on the ‘ten
questions’ screen, 1960 out of 8838 children were positive (disabled).
CONCLUSIONS: The positive rate of disabilities by TQ was a higher. At the post verification
stage there is need to estimate sensitivity, specificity and negative predictive value of TQ.
The second step of evaluation among positive cases should take diagnosis by comprehensive
evaluation and clinical assessment.
