RESUMEN
We determined the prevalence, distribution and determinants of handicap among children in Saudi Arabia. A field survey was carried out from 1417 to 1420 AH (1997-2000 AD) of 60 630 children under 16 years selected from all regions of the country. Information was collected by questionnaire for all children and those with a handicap, or suspected of having a handicap, were referred for confirmatory diagnosis. Of the total sample, 3838 (6.33%) were recorded as handicapped. The region with the highest proportion of handicapped children was Jazan (9.90%); Riyadh had the lowest (4.36%). Motor disability was the commonest kind of handicap (3.0% of the total sample), followed by learning disability (1.8%). The highest proportion of disability was found among children with handicapped parents, those whose mothers were older at the time of their birth and those whose mothers had not had medical care and necessary vaccination during pregnancy.
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Niños con Discapacidad/estadística & datos numéricos , Niño , Encuestas Epidemiológicas , Humanos , Discapacidades para el Aprendizaje/epidemiología , Edad Materna , Trastornos de la Destreza Motora/epidemiología , Vigilancia de la Población , Atención Prenatal , Prevalencia , Características de la Residencia , Factores de Riesgo , Arabia Saudita/epidemiología , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , VacunaciónRESUMEN
We determined the prevalence, distribution and determinants of h and icap among children in Saudi Arabia. A field survey was carried out from 1417 to 1420 AH [1997-2000 AD] of 60 630 children under 16 years selected from all regions of the country. Information was collected by questionnaire for all children and those with a h and icap, or suspected of having a h and icap, were referred for confirmatory diagnosis. Of the total sample, 3838 [6.33%] were recorded as h and icapped. The region with the highest proportion of h and icapped children was Jazan [9.90%]; Riyadh had the lowest [4.36%]. Motor disability was the commonest kind of h and icap [3.0% of the total sample], followed by learning disability [1.8%]. The highest proportion of disability was found among children with h and icapped parents, those whose mothers were older at the time of their birth and those whose mothers had not had medical care and necessary vaccination during pregnancy