Gender and geographic differences in developmental delays among young children: Analysis of the data from the national registry in Taiwan

Trends in the prevalence of childhood disability: Analysis of data from the national disability registry of Taiwan, 2000–2011

“…The increase is more likely to be largely attributable to an increase in the proportion of cases registered, which may be in turn attributable to a better service of the related agencies, lower discrimination against the patients, higher awareness of the disorder, more willingness of the guardians to register, etc. (Lai, Tseng, & Guo, 2011;Lai, Tseng, Hou, & Guo, 2012a, 2012b. For example, some researchers argued that in an area where the quantity and quality of service are high, the administrative prevalence is likely to approach the ''true prevalence'' (Yeargin-Allsopp, Murphy, Oakley, & Sikes, 1992), and the quantity and quality of service had improved during the studies period in Taiwan.…”

Gender and geographic differences in the prevalence of reportable childhood speech and language disability in Taiwan

“…This phenomenon may be in turn attributable to higher awareness in parents and professionals (Matson & Kozlowski, 2011), better service of the agencies (Yeargin-Allsopp, Murphy, Oakley, & Sikes, 1992), more willingness to register, etc. (Lai et al, 2011).…”

“…Moreover, we did not have incidence data, and this limits the identification of risk factors (Lai et al, 2011). In addition, patients with less serious disabilities that did not meet the certification criteria were not included in our analyses.…”

Screening, rubella vaccination, and childhood hearing impairment in Taiwan

“…This phenomenon may be in turn attributable to the nationwide screening in children (Bureau of Health Promotion, 2011), higher awareness in parents and professionals (Matson & Kozlowski, 2011), better service of the agencies (Yeargin-Allsopp, Murphy, Oakley, & Sikes, 1992), more willingness to register, etc. (Lai, Tseng, & Guo, 2011).…”