Predictors of developmental surveillance completion at six months of age in south western Sydney

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B J Overs1, S Woolfenden1,2, K Williams3,4,5

  • 1University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Child: Care, Health and Development
|December 3, 2016
PubMed

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Higher maternal education and income predict better child developmental surveillance completion. Addressing socioeconomic and knowledge barriers can improve early identification of developmental problems.

Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Public Health
  • Pediatrics

Background:

  • Developmental surveillance programs aim for early identification of child developmental issues.
  • Evidence suggests suboptimal uptake of these crucial programs.
  • Understanding predictors of completion is vital for improving child health outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify factors influencing the completion of developmental surveillance at 6 months postpartum.
  • To analyze predictors for both attendance at developmental screening and completion of the Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS).

Main Methods:

  • A study involving 510 infants born in South Western Sydney, Australia.
  • Parents completed questionnaires regarding developmental screening attendance and PEDS completion at 6 months.
  • Multivariable logistic regression was used to model completion predictors.

Main Results:

  • Maternal education, income, and awareness of checks predicted surveillance attendance.
  • Higher income, awareness of checks, marital status, employment, English proficiency, full-term birth, and practitioner status predicted PEDS completion.
  • Low socioeconomic status and linguistic diversity were identified as barriers.

Conclusions:

  • Improving developmental surveillance rates may involve targeted parental and professional support.
  • Addressing socioeconomic and knowledge gaps is key to enhancing uptake within universal frameworks.
  • Early identification of developmental problems can be bolstered by optimizing surveillance completion.
Abstract

Keywords:
Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Statuscultural and linguistic diversitydevelopmental surveillancesocioeconomic disadvantage

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