[A study of Rutter behavior problems in school aged children with cleft lip and/or palate].
OBJECTIVE
To study the difference of behavior problems in school aged children with cleft of lip and/or palate.


METHODS
The Rutter Children Behavior Parent Checklist was used in 100 school aged children with cleft lip and/or palate and 135 school aged normal children in Shanghai.The questionnaire were filled and analyzed with chi2 test and logistic regression using SPSS 10.0 software packageî


RESULTS
The positive rate of Rutter behavior problems in school aged children with cleft of lip and/or palate was significantly higher than that in normal children (P<0.05). The positive rate of behavior problems and Rutter behavior problem A in boys was significantly higher than in girls.


CONCLUSIONS
Primary mental health intervention is necessary to promote the psychiatric health.
Wu
Zheng-yi
ZY
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200011, China. wuzhengyi123@126.com
Zhang
Yong
Y
Chen
Li-qin
LQ
D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders; D002681:China; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000523:psychology*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires