title: Social inequalities in maternal opinion of child development in southern Brazil.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Concurrent validity of maternal opinion of child development was estimated in a cross-sectional, population-based survey of 6-59-mo children (n=3025), using a standard measure devised from the Denver Developmental Screening Test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sensitivity, specificity and negative predictive value increased with maternal education and family income. Positive predictive value was higher in low-income families and children with impairments, low birthweight and long hospital stays.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Children at social and clinical risk should be assessed more carefully, even if maternal report is normal or advanced.
authors.affiliation: School of Allied Health Professions, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. malu.drachler@uea.ac.uk
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Lourdes Drachler
authors.forename: Denise Ganzo
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: de Castro Aerts
authors.forename: Rosana Mendonça
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: José Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: de Carvalho Leite
authors.forename: Elsa Justo
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Giugliani
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers; D011336:Probability; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012424:Rural Population; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors