[A study on general status and affecting factors on infant intellectual development in Changsha city].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the intellectual level of infants in Changsha city and analyze the main factors that affect infant intellectual development.


METHODS
Two hundred and sixty infants were measured by Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence, who were randomly selected from Changsha city.


RESULTS
The general intellectual level of infants in Changsha city was good; stepwise regression analysis revealed the main possible risk factors affecting intellectual development of infants in Changsha city were newborn asphyxiated at birth (B = -17.162), perinatal fever in the first trimester (B = -8.084), infant with abnormal temper (B = -6.295) and poor appetite (B = -3.103). Parental care (B = 4.622) possibly benefit the infant intellectual development.


CONCLUSIONS
These data suggested that the main measures to promote infant intellectual development were more attention need to be paid to health care for women and children, prevention of perinatal disease and infant rearing in a scientific way.
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Hunan Medical University, Changsha 410078, China.
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D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000150:complications; D002657:Child Development; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007360:Intelligence; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires