Characteristics of children with disability through infant and children's health screening in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological data of children with disabilities obtained by the INfants and Children's Health Screening (INCHS) program in South Korea.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective case-control study by extracting data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service Database for children who were diagnosed with disabilities within 60 months of birth. Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were performed to compare 35,072 children born after the introduction of the INCHS program (2008-2014) with a control group born before (2002-2007). The analysis included disability registration rates by region and income, the statistical significance of timing of disability detection, and time taken to receive disability diagnosis after the INCHS progr

SUBMITTER: Park J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12422035 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature