title: [Factors associated with neurodevelopment in children 6-18 months of age in public daycare centers in João Pessoa, Paraíba State, Brazil].
abstract: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of altered neurodevelopment in children in public daycare centers in João Pessoa, Paraíba State, Brazil, and to analyze factors associated with child development. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of children 6 to 18 months of age enrolled in daycare. Child development was assessed by the Denver II Screening Test. Biological, riables were studied with a questionnaire and form. Associations were adjusted using logistic regression. Altered development was present in 52.7% of the children and was associated with age > 12 months (OR = 4.3), vaginal delivery (OR = 4.4), neonatal phototherapy (OR = 7.9), and daycare centers not supported by the Family Health Strategy (OR = 2.9). The findings suggest that child development reflects the family's conditions and the care received from educational and healthcare services.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ângela Cristina Dornelas da
authors.initials: ÂC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: Elyne Montenegro
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Engstron
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cláudio Torres de
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Miranda
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors