早期的肠道病原体暴露,社会经济地位和学龄的认知结果
Rebecca J Scharf1, Elizabeth T Rogawski McQuade2, Erling Svensen3
1Department of Pediatrics, Neurology and Public Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
|August 3, 2023
概括
儿童早期肠道感染可能会影响认知发育,但社会经济因素与学龄认知能力有更强烈的关联. 需要进一步的研究才能充分理解这些长期影响.
科学领域:
- 全球儿童健康 儿童健康
- 传染病流行病学 传染病流行病学
- 发展心理学是发展心理学.
背景情况:
- 早期的肠道感染在资源较低的环境中很普遍,可能会影响儿童的发展.
- 由于有限的纵向研究,这些感染对学龄认知的长期影响尚未得到充分证实.
研究的目的:
- 调查生命前两年内肠病原体暴露与学龄 (6-8岁) 认知能力之间的关联.
- 分析来自巴西,坦桑尼亚和南非多地队列的数据.
主要方法:
- 从出生到6-8岁的儿童的长度随访,监测肠道感染,腹和认知发育.
- 认知评估包括推理,语义和语音流性.
- 使用线性回归调整以混变量进行统计分析.
主要成果:
- 早期更高的肠病原体负担与学龄认知能力的下降有关,特别是对原生动物的暴露 (尽管在这个样本中没有统计学意义).
- 母亲的教育和收入与学龄的认知能力有较强的相关性.
结论:
- 早期的肠道病原体可能对认知结果产生微妙而持久的影响.
- 与早期的肠道病原体暴露相比,社会经济因素在塑造学龄人的认知能力方面似乎起着更重要的作用.
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