Prevalence and Factors Associated with Behavioral Problems in 5-Year-Old Children Born with Cleft Lip and/or Palate from the Cleft Collective.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the UK prevalence of behavioral problems in 5-year-old children born with isolated or syndromic cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) compared to the general population and identify potentially associated factors.

Design

Observational study using questionnaire data from the Cleft Collective 5-Year-Old Cohort study and three general population samples.

Main outcome measure

The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).

Participants

Mothers of children (age: 4.9-6.8 years) born with CL/P (n  =  325). UK general population cohorts for SDQ scores were: Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) (n  =  12  511), Office of National Statistics (ONS) normative school-age SDQ data (n  =  5855), and Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Chi

SUBMITTER: Berman S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10676624 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature