title: [Screening sensory and developmental disorders in nursery school children by the Maternal and Infant Protection Service in the Vaucluse (France) department: results, orientations, limits].
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine whether to continue the recommendations given by the doctors of the Maternal and Infant Protection (PMI) service within the medical check-ups given to nursery school children in the Vaucluse department in France. This was a longitudinal study conducted based on an observation grid from January to June 2009. A total of 2079 files were retained. This study revealed that more than one-quarter of the children for whom recommendations had been given no longer had care 3 months later; the main cause was the absence of adherence on the part of the family. This result emphasizes the limitation of the mass screenings conducted by the PMI in nursery schools: it raises the problem of access to healthcare for certain children and opens an opportunity for reflection on professional practices to optimize the mission of prevention and the promotion of health.
authors.affiliation: Service de protection maternelle et infantile, conseil général de Vaucluse, Hôtel du département, 6, rue Viala, 84000 Avignon, France. sigrid.peyronnet@cg84.fr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peyronnet
authors.forename: M-O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Garnier
mesh_terms: D002662:Child Health Services; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008403:Mass Screening; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*