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Risk factors associated with delayed language development

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Phoniatric Sciences and medicine as a subpecialty of ENT

Abstract

Identifying the risk factors associated with language disorders in Arabic speaking children is important priority to strengthen primary prevention strategies and mandatory for early identification and early intervention. Objective: The aim of this study is to identify risk factors related to delayed language development (DLD). Methods: A case-control study conducted on 592 children attended Phoniatrics clinic and diagnosed as DLD (subjects group). Children with typical language development were recruited from different day cares and schools as a control group (n= 693). Both groups were matched for age, sex, geographic distribution and socio-economic factors. Full history was taken from both groups emphasizing on possible risk factors for DLD. Results: consanguineous marriage, caesarian section, premature delivery, low birth weight, and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia were identified as risk factors for delayed language development. Conclusions: The most consistently identified risk factors among participated cases were consanguinity, cesarean mode of delivery, pre-term, low birth weight, hyperbilirubinemia, and postnatal risk factors language delay.

DOI

10.21608/ejentas.2022.154088.1545

Keywords

Arabic speaking children, Caesarian Section, delayed language developmental, risk factors

Authors

First Name

Mona

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

Elrabie

Affiliation

Unit of Phoniatrics-Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sohag University, Egypt

Email

daimahmoud@yahoo.com

City

sherbrooke

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First Name

Montaser

Last Name

Mohamed

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Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.

Email

montaser_dabah@yahoo.com

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First Name

Rasha

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt

Email

rashaali8155@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

Elrabie

Affiliation

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sohag University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

Email

dr.mohammedelrabie@gmail.com

City

Sohag

Orcid

0000-0003-0404-840X

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Gelaney

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Unit of Phoniatrics-Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sohag University, Egypt

Email

dr.ahmedgelaney2007@yahoo.com

City

Sohag

Orcid

-

First Name

Megahed

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Unit of Phoniatrics-Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sohag University, Egypt

Email

dr.megahedm@yahoo.com

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-

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Volume

24

Article Issue

24

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39139

Issue Date

2023-01-01

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2022-08-04

Publish Date

2023-01-01

Page Start

1

Page End

6

Print ISSN

2090-0740

Online ISSN

2090-3405

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https://ejentas.journals.ekb.eg/article_340788.html

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467

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences

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https://ejentas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Risk factors associated with delayed language development

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Created At

23 Dec 2024