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School performance of children with gestational cocaine exposure.
Hurt, Hallam; Brodsky, Nancy L; Roth, Hallam; Malmud, Elsa; Giannetta, Joan M.
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  • Hurt H; Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States. hurt@email.chop.edu
Neurotoxicol Teratol ; 27(2): 203-11, 2005.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15734271
OBJECTIVE: To document school performance (pass/fail, grade point average, reading level, standardized test scores, absences) of cocaine-exposed and control children. DESIGN: A total of 135 children (62 with gestational cocaine exposure and 73 without), who were enrolled at birth, followed prospectively and have completed the fourth grade, were evaluated using report card data, standardized test results, teacher and parent report, and natal and early childhood data. Successful grade progression was defined as completing grades 1 through 4 without being retained. RESULTS: Cocaine-exposed (cocaine-exposed presented first) and control children were similar in school performance: successful grade progression (71% vs. 84%), Grade Point Average (2.4+/-0.8 vs. 2.6+/-0.7), reading below grade level (30% vs. 28%) and standardized test scores below average (reading [32% vs. 35%], math [57% vs. 44%], science [39% vs. 36%]); all p > or = 0.10. Children with successful progression, regardless of cocaine exposure, had higher Full Scale Intelligence Quotient and better home environments. CONCLUSION: In this inner-city cohort, cocaine-exposed and control children had similar poor school performance. Better home environment and higher Intelligence Quotient conferred an advantage for successful grade progression, regardless of gestational cocaine exposure.
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Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Efectos Tardíos de la Exposición Prenatal / Instituciones Académicas / Logro / Desarrollo Infantil / Cocaína Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Child / Female / Humans / Male / Pregnancy Idioma: En Revista: Neurotoxicol Teratol Asunto de la revista: NEUROLOGIA / TOXICOLOGIA Año: 2005 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos
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Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Efectos Tardíos de la Exposición Prenatal / Instituciones Académicas / Logro / Desarrollo Infantil / Cocaína Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Child / Female / Humans / Male / Pregnancy Idioma: En Revista: Neurotoxicol Teratol Asunto de la revista: NEUROLOGIA / TOXICOLOGIA Año: 2005 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos