Journal of Pediatric Neurology and Medicine

Department of Pediatric and Child Health, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Prevalence and Factors Associated with Isolated Language Delay in under Five Pediatrics Patients who have follow up at Neurology Clinic of Saint Paul′s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2022: A Cross-Sectional Prospective Study
  Author(s): Fasil Menbere, Zenawit Alemayehu and Yohannes Godie*
  
  Background: Speech is a combination of sounds produced for expressing language, while language is a measure of comprehension that allows reasoning, conceptualization, and understanding. Speech and language delay are the most common impairments in early childhood with prevalence ranging from 2.3 -19 percent. This study aims to determine the prevalence and associated factors of isolated speech and language delay in patients seen at the pediatric neurology clinic of SPMMHC. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional prospective study was conducted in the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health of SPHMMC using a structured and standardized questionnaire. The calculated sample size was 269 subjects, and cases of patients with neurologic disorders who came to the hospital during the study period were included consecutively u.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2472-100X.2023.8.221

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