%0 Journal Article %1 Nasir2004 %A Nasir, J. A. %A Chanmugham, P. %A Tahir, F. %A Ahmed, A. %A Shinwari, F. %D 2004 %J Cent Eur J Public Health %K Abnormalities; Adolescent; Afghanistan; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Consanguinity; Developmental Disabilities; Disabled Children; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Health Services Needs and Demand; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Obstetric Labor Complications; Pregnancy; Questionnaires; Risk Factors %N 1 %P 53--57 %T Investigation of the probable causes of specific childhood disabilities in eastern Afghanistan (preliminary report). %V 12 %X To identify risk factors likely to cause developmental disabilities and to generate hypotheses for a further study of risk factors predisposing to disability and slow mental and physical development. Mothers and children attending/visiting the Sandy Gall's Afghanistan Appeal (SGAA) clinics in the East Zone of Afghanistan. The main outcome measures, developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy (CP), club foot, CDH and polio. Results, 37.5\% of the disabilities were present at birth, 46\% of the disabled children were born from parents who are 1st cousin which was confirmed by computing chi2 value, which is 10.87 with one degree of freedom. 58.3\% of the disabled children were born from parents who lack antenatal care. 22.4\% of the pregnant women in the defined population had antenatal checkups, and 97\% of the mothers in the defined population are illiterate, 52\% of the children found with CP specific and mental retardation. 25\% were with delayed physical and mental development. 13\% were with CP specific and 10\% were club foot. 2\% of the children were visually handicapped, 9\% with hearing impairment. 61\% of children were from Nangarhar, 25\% from Laghman and 14\% from Kunar.

@article{Nasir2004, abstract = {To identify risk factors likely to cause developmental disabilities and to generate hypotheses for a further study of risk factors predisposing to disability and slow mental and physical development. Mothers and children attending/visiting the Sandy Gall's Afghanistan Appeal (SGAA) clinics in the East Zone of Afghanistan. The main outcome measures, developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy (CP), club foot, CDH and polio. Results, 37.5\% of the disabilities were present at birth, 46\% of the disabled children were born from parents who are 1st cousin which was confirmed by computing chi2 value, which is 10.87 with one degree of freedom. 58.3\% of the disabled children were born from parents who lack antenatal care. 22.4\% of the pregnant women in the defined population had antenatal checkups, and 97\% of the mothers in the defined population are illiterate, 52\% of the children found with CP specific and mental retardation. 25\% were with delayed physical and mental development. 13\% were with CP specific and 10\% were club foot. 2\% of the children were visually handicapped, 9\% with hearing impairment. 61\% of children were from Nangarhar, 25\% from Laghman and 14\% from Kunar.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T20:50:08.000+0200}, author = {Nasir, J. A. and Chanmugham, P. and Tahir, F. and Ahmed, A. and Shinwari, F.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2ea2508e3bcb75e21d0ca7936142d635d/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {d12112ea97e32a6883e610cdf33b36c6}, intrahash = {ea2508e3bcb75e21d0ca7936142d635d}, journal = {Cent Eur J Public Health}, keywords = {Abnormalities; Adolescent; Afghanistan; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Consanguinity; Developmental Disabilities; Disabled Children; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Health Services Needs and Demand; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Obstetric Labor Complications; Pregnancy; Questionnaires; Risk Factors}, month = Mar, number = 1, pages = {53--57}, pmid = {15068213}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T20:50:08.000+0200}, title = {Investigation of the probable causes of specific childhood disabilities in eastern Afghanistan (preliminary report).}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 12, year = 2004 }