Factors Affecting Developmental Delay in 9-month-old Children

Abstract

Objective : To study factors related to developmental delay in 9-month-old children at Health Promotion Center Region 5
Method : This was a retrospective descriptive research. Children records in Health Promotion Center Region 5 Ratchaburi Hospital during January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019, were reviewed. Data were collected including maternal data , children data , child development data . Factors that related to developmental delay in 9-month-old children using were analyzed by chi square test.
Outcome : A total of 2,140 patients were included. 98% of the children had a normal social development, 93.4% of the children had a normal fine motor development, 85.5% of the children had a normal gross motor development. 85.9% of the children had a normal language development and 71.1% of the children had normal overall development. The results of analysis the relationship between various factors and development showed that childhood underlying disease was associated with social development. Neonatal hypoglycemia and childhood nutrition was associated with fine motor development . Childhood underlying disease, storytelling activities was associated with gross motor development. Gestational age, birth weight, childhood underlying disease, storytelling activities was associated with language development. And Gestational age, birth weight, childhood nutrition was associated with overall development.
Conclusion : Factors related to developmental delay in 9-month-old children at Health Promotion Center Region 5 was gestational age , birth weight , neonatal hypoglycemia , childhood underlying disease, childhood nutrition and storytelling activities.