[Home ] [Archive]   [ فارسی ]  
:: Main :: About :: Current Issue :: Archive :: Search :: Submit :: Contact ::
Main Menu
Home::
Journal Information::
Articles archive::
For Authors::
For Reviewers::
Registration::
Contact us::
Site Facilities::
::
Search in website

Advanced Search
..
Receive site information
Enter your Email in the following box to receive the site news and information.
..
:: Volume 5, Issue 1 (autumn 2018) ::
JPEN 2018, 5(1): 61-68 Back to browse issues page
Survey of growth and development in children 4 to 24 months covered by health centers in Jahrom based on age-stage Questionnaire
Maryam Ghorbanzadeh , Fatemeh Nasimi , Hossein Zeraati
Instructor, MSc in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran , nasimif@yhaoo.com
Abstract:   (5823 Views)
Introduction: Assessing the evolutionary process of children is a reliable means of checking their health status. Because early diagnosis of developmental disorders and timely treatment of it can prevent irreversible neurological complications and disorders.
 
Method: This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The research community of children aged 4 to 24 months is covered by health centers in Jahrom. Sampling was done as a simple sampling. The instrument used in this study was an Age and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ), which was completed to study growth and development by Parents. Each questionnaire has 30 questions and evaluates individual-social domains, delicate movements, large movements, communication, and problem solving.
Results: Of the 155 children ,102 cases were female (58%) and 53 cases boys (30%). The mean age of the children was 5 ± 10 months.Most children in the age range of 12 months (36 %) . The lowest score was related to communicating (52.4 ± 7.50) and the highest score was for problem solving (56.7 ± 5.01).
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, evolutionary delay was observed in children. It is recommended that they be identified as soon as possible so that they are treated before entering school and prevent future educational, social and occupational problems.
Keywords: ASQ questionnaire, Growth and developmental, children 4 to 24 months
Full-Text [PDF 680 kb]   (2055 Downloads)    
Type of Study: Research | Subject: General
Received: 2017/08/1 | Accepted: 2017/12/20 | Published: 2018/09/9
Send email to the article author

Add your comments about this article
Your username or Email:

CAPTCHA


XML   Persian Abstract   Print


Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

Ghorbanzadeh M, Nasimi F, zeraati H. Survey of growth and development in children 4 to 24 months covered by health centers in Jahrom based on age-stage Questionnaire. JPEN 2018; 5 (1) :61-68
URL: http://jpen.ir/article-1-293-en.html


Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Volume 5, Issue 1 (autumn 2018) Back to browse issues page
نشریه پرستاری کودکان و نوزادان Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Persian site map - English site map - Created in 0.05 seconds with 37 queries by YEKTAWEB 4645