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

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Author	Metwally, Ammal M. Salah El-Din, Ebtissam M. Abdel-Latif, Ghada A. Nagi, Dina A. El Etreby, Lobna A. Abdallah, Ali M. Khadr, Zeinab Bassiouni, Randa I. Abdel Raouf, Ehab R. Elsaied, Amal Elkhatib, Alshaimaa A. Sallam, Sara F. El-Sonbaty, Marwa M. Shehata, Manal A. Elghareeb, Nahed A. Badawy, Hala Y. Ahmed, Doaa E. Ibrahim, Nihad A. Emam, Hanaa Abd El Dayem, Soha M. Fathy, Asmaa M.
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 commonest predictors for disabilities were children who suffered from convulsions or cyanosis after birth and maternal history of any health problem during pregnancy. However, preterm and low birth weight (LBW) babies or being admitted to incubators for more than two days were strong predictors for all disabilities except hearing disability. A history of jaundice after birth significantly carried nearly twice the odds for seizures (AOR = 2.2, 95% CI:1.5–3.4). History of difficult labor was a predictor of intellectual impairment (AOR = 1.5, 95% CI:1.1–2.0). A disabled mother was a strong predictor for all disabilities except seizures, while a disabled father was a predictor for visual and learning/ comprehension disabilities (AOR = 3.9, 95% CI:2.2–7.1 & AOR = 1.6, 95% CI:1.1–2.4 respectively). Meanwhile, both higher maternal and paternal education decreased significantly the odds to have, physical/ mobility and Learning/ comprehension by at least 30%. Conclusion The study found a high prevalence of disability among Egyptian children aged 6–12 years. It spotted many modifiable determinants of disability domains. The practice of early screening for disability is encouraged to provide early interventions.
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ISSN	14712458
DOI	10.1186/s12889-023-16489-8
Journal	BMC Public Health
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	23
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2023-08-22
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Public Health Medicine Epidemiology Biostatistics Vaccine Environmental Health Disability School age children Children Aged 6–12 Years Vision Hearing Speech Communication Mobility—Intellectual impairment Seizures Medicine/Public Health
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Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Journal Impact Factor	3.5/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	3.9/2023

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