Neurodevelopmental disorders in children aged 2-9 years: Population-based burden estimates across five regions in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) compromise the development and attainment of full social and economic potential at individual, family, community, and country levels. Paucity of data on NDDs slows down policy and programmatic action in most developing countries despite perceived high burden.

Methods and findings

We assessed 3,964 children (with almost equal number of boys and girls distributed in 2-<6 and 6-9 year age categories) identified from five geographically diverse populations in India using cluster sampling technique (probability proportionate to population size). These were from the North-Central, i.e., Palwal (N = 998; all rural, 16.4% non-Hindu, 25.3% from scheduled caste/tribe [SC-ST] [these are considered underserved communities who are eligible f

SUBMITTER: Arora NK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6057634 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature