Desarrollo psicomotor infantil en la Cuenca Matanza-Riachuelo: pesquisa de problemas inaparentes del desarrollo / ChildÆs Psychomotor Development at Matanza-Riachuelo Basin: screening for Non-Apparent
Lejarraga, Horacio; Pascucci, María Cecilia; Masautis, Alicia; Kelmansky, Diana; Lejarraga, Celina; Charrúa, Gabriela; Insua, Iván; Nunes, Fernando.
Rev. argent. salud publica
; 5(19): 17-25, jun.2014. tab, map
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in Spanish
| LILACS, ARGMSAL | ID: biblio-992150
INTRODUCTION: Childpsychomotor development is related to the expression of potentialities, to social integration andto performance in life. Early detection of problems with screening techniques ensures appropriate and cost-effective interventions. The General Direction of Environmental Health (DGSA) fromMatanza-Riachuelo Basin Authority (ACUMAR) performs surveys on vulnerable population in that highly polluted area. OBJECTIVE: To detect problems of nutrition and psychomotor development in children under six years of age, to perform a toxicological analysis and a qualitative research on rearing practices and environmentalrisk perception, and to make a georeferenced image. METHODS:The DGSA used the National Screening Test (PRUNAPE) and the PRUNAPE Pre-Screening Questionnaire (CPPP). Nine surveys were carried out in more than 7000 children living in the jurisdictionsof the Basin: 14 municipalities of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area and part of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (with over 5 million inhabitants). RESULTS: The study showed a high rateof risk of developmental problems, a higher prevalence in boys than in girls, a growing prevalence from birth up to four years and a decrease at five. The main determinants were poverty and indigence levels, parental educational level and low birth weight. CONCLUSIONS: The inclusion of this issue in the DGSA agenda means a significant progress in the public health approach and allows the tackling of major determinants to improve thedevelopment of children.
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