A national screening for the prevalence and profile of disability types among Egyptian children aged 6-12 years: a community-based population study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of disability domains among Egyptian children in the age group of 6-12 years as well as assess their socio-demographic, epidemiological, and perinatal predictors.

Methods

A national population-based cross-sectional household survey targeting 20,324 children from eight governorates was conducted. The screening questionnaire was derived from the WHO ten-question survey tool validated for the identification of disabilities.

Results

The prevalence of children with at least one type of disability was 9.2%. Learning/ comprehension was the most prevalent type (4.2%), followed by speech/communication (3.7%), physical/ mobility and seizures (2.2% for each), intellectual impairment (1.5%), visual (0.7%), and hearing (0.4%). The c

SUBMITTER: Metwally AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10463448 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature