There were 30 questions for each age group that consisted of six questions for each of the five areas such as gross motor skills, fine motor skills, problem-solving.
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Developmental Delay and Its Effective Factors in Children Aged 4 to12 Months *Faramarz Shaahmadi11, Giti Khushemehri2 , Zohreh Arefi3, Azimeh Karimyan4, Fereshteh Heidari5 1
Savojbolagh Health Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran. Department of Health Promotion and Education, Faculty of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 3 Faculty of Public Health, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. 4 Abadan School of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran. 5 Faculty of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2
Abstract Introduction Developmental delay occurs when children do not reach their developmental milestones at the expected time. The main causes of developmental delay are often unknown. Investigation of the prevalence of developmental delay and its effective factors in children from 4 to 12 months old in Pakdasht County was the aim of this study. Methods and Materials This cross-sectional study was carried out among 210 children from 4 to 12 months old in Pakdasht County in 2014. For collecting the survey data, the Questionnaires of demographic and Ages and Stages (ASQ) have been used. Collected data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, chi-square test and independent t-test by SPSS18 software. Results The study participants in the study consisted 97 girl (46.2%) and 113 boy (53.8%). The average age of children was 7.96 ± 2.83 months. There were significant relations between developmental delay with child nutrition and the mother's education level (P
