Sociodemographic profile of speech and language delay up to six years of age in Indian children

Abraham, Binu; Sunil, R S; Stephenson, Baburaj; Mohandas, MK

doi:10.5958/j.2319-5886.3.1.020

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“…12 Abraham et al study found first born children at greater risk of language delay. 13 But the present study did not suggest any significant association between birth order or type of family. There was no association between maternal education and socio-economic status of the family with language development.…”

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A study of prevalence and factors associated with language delay among 0-3 year old children in a tertiary teaching hospital

Raju

Bharanidharan

2020

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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Background: Speech and language are essential components of child development. Delay in language development leads to poor scholastic performance, learning disabilities and poor socialization. Language Evaluation Scale Trivandrum (LEST) is a screening tool for use in office and communities for identifying language delay. Methods: A descriptive study of cross-sectional design was done in 350 children between 0 and 36 months attending well baby clinic. A proforma with demographic details of parents, antenatal, perinatal risk factors were completed. All mothers were asked to complete home screening questionnaire to assess home environment. Language delay was identified using LEST scale. The association of language delay with antenatal, perinatal risk factors, socio economic status and home environment were analyzed. Results: The prevalence of language delay was 6%. No association was found between language delay and type of family, place of residence, antenatal complications, perinatal complications, gestational age, birth weight and socioeconomic status. Negative home environment was significantly associated with language delay. Conclusions: The prevalence of language delay was 6%. Negative home environment significantly affects speech and language development

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Section: No Statistically Significant Association Was Observed Betweecontrasting

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A study of prevalence and factors associated with language delay among 0-3 year old children in a tertiary teaching hospital

Raju

Bharanidharan

2020

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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“…Significant associations were detected with male gender and presence of positive family history. Male gender has been shown to be a risk factor by several authors in earlier studies (8,9,23,24). Those with a positive family history in the form of unclear speech, stuttering, late speaking and poor vocabulary, had nearly four times higher odds of suffering from speech and language abnormalities as compared to those with no family history.…”

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“…There are several biological and environmental factors such as prematurity, low birth weight, perinatal disorders, low income and low parental education which are found to be associated with speech and language delay (6)(7)(8). There is a large amount of data on the prevalence and risk factors of speech and language delay from the West, but relatively scanty data from India (6,7,9).…”

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Speech and Language Delay in Children Less Than Three Years of Age

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Background: There is a large amount of data on the prevalence and risk factors of speech and language delay from the West, but relatively scanty data from India. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of speech and language delay in children less than three years old, using the Langauge Evaluation Scale Trivandrum (LEST 0-3). Materials and Methods: A descriptive, cross sectional study was conducted in the under-five clinic of our institute, on a sample of 200 children, less than three years old. Language was assessed using Language Evaluation Scale Trivandrum (LEST 0-3) and development in other domains was assessed using the Trivandrum Development Screening Chart (TDSC). The Home Screening Questionnaire (HSQ) was used to assess the home environment. Various biological and environmental risk factors were analyzed. Results: The prevalence of speech and language delay was found to be 27%. In univariate analysis, parameters found to be signifi-

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“…Similar to our study results Dharmalingam et al reported that children in 4 to 5 years were more affected followed by 5-6 years. 8,9 After shifting the test positivity (tool positivity) from one item delay to two item delay (LEST positive), it was noted that there was an increase of the sensitivity from 25% to 44% and test specificity showed an increase from 80% to 99%. For using LEST as a screening tool for delay in language, we selected two item delay as test positive accepting a lesser (out of the two options) sensitivity of 44% because of the relatively higher positive predictive value (PPV of 19% and 88%, respectively for one item delay and two item delay as the tool criteria positive) and lesser false positives in the screened sample.…”

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“…6 Binu et al noted that there was a prevalence of 13.75% speech delay among children attending routine clinics. 8 Dharmalingam reported the prevalence to be 9.5%. 9 The language delay was more in the boys compared to girls with the male:female ratio of 2.2:1 which was similar to the study done by Binu et al where they found that male:female ratio of 1.3:1.…”

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Validation of language evaluation scale Trivandrum in children aged 3 -6 years attending well baby clinic in a tertiary care hospital

Singraiah

Hegde

Mendonsa

2016

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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Background: Delay in language development is often an early and most sensitive indicator of intellectual disability. Language delay should be detected in early stages for early intervention, so our study is to validate a simple screening tool to assess language and speech delay in a tertiary care setting. Present study was conducted to validate LEST to use in pediatric clinics to identify delay in language development among children of 3-6years, and to compare LEST and extended receptive expressive emergent scale (Extended REELS).Methods: This was a cross sectional descriptive study done in children aged 3-6 years attending well baby clinic at a tertiary care hospital. Total sample size was 100. After the written informed consent, LEST was applied to all children initially and then extended REELS was administered in the department of speech and hearing.Results: The prevalence of language and speech delay in the present study was 16%. When one item delay was taken as ‘LEST delay’ (test positive), the sensitivity and specificity of LEST was found to be 25% and 80% respectively with a negative predictive value of 85% and Likelihood ratio (LR - negative) of 0.9. When two item delay was taken as ‘LEST delay, sensitivity and specificity, was found to be 44% and 99% respectively with a negative predictive value of 91% and LR (negative) of 0.5.Conclusions: The 16% prevalence of language delay in the children indicates the need for an early identification and for it a simple screening tool like LEST is a must during the routine evaluation of young children in pediatric clinics.

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Sociodemographic profile of speech and language delay up to six years of age in Indian children

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A study of prevalence and factors associated with language delay among 0-3 year old children in a tertiary teaching hospital

A study of prevalence and factors associated with language delay among 0-3 year old children in a tertiary teaching hospital

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Speech and Language Delay in Children Less Than Three Years of Age

Validation of language evaluation scale Trivandrum in children aged 3 -6 years attending well baby clinic in a tertiary care hospital

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