Prevalence and characteristics of children with cerebral palsy according to socioeconomic status of areas of residence in a French department.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To study the association between the socioeconomic environment of area of residence and prevalence and characteristics of children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Method

Data on 8-year-old children with CP born in 2000-2011 (n = 252) were extracted from a regional population-based register in France. The European Deprivation Index (EDI), available at census block level, characterised socioeconomic deprivation in the child's area of residence at age of registration. The prevalence of CP was estimated in each group of census units defined by EDI distribution tertiles in the general population. The association between deprivation level and CP severity was assessed according to term/preterm status.

Results

CP prevalence differed between deprivation risk groups showing a J-s

SUBMITTER: Delobel-Ayoub M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9119545 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature