title: Developmental delay and disability among under--5 children in a rural ICDS block.
abstract: We conducted this study to assess the prevalence of developmental delay, deformity and disability among 0-5 age group childrenn in Pattanakkad rural ICDS block, selected at random from among the ICDS blocks in Alappuzha District, Kerala, India. Of 12520 children upto 5 years in this block, there were a total of 311 children with developmental delay, deviation, deformity or disability giving a prevalence of 2.5 % (95 % CI, 2.22 to 2.77). The prevalence of developmental disabilities up to 2 years was 2.31 (95 % CI, 1.91 to .71) and from 2 to 5 years 2.62 % (95 % CI, 2.25 to 2.99). The prevalence obtained in the study has important policy implications for identifying childhood disabilities in the community.
authors.affiliation: Child Development Centre, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. nairmkc@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: M K C
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Babu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Padmamohan
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sunitha
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Resmi
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Prasanna
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Leena
mesh_terms: D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data