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The prevalence of speech disorder in primary school students in Yazd-Iran.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21425069     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Communication disorder is a widespread disabling problems and associated with adverse, long term outcome that impact on individuals, families and academic achievement of children in the school years and affect vocational choices later in adulthood. The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of speech disorders specifically stuttering, voice, and speech-sound disorders in primary school students in Iran-Yazd. In a descriptive study, 7881 primary school students in Yazd evaluated in view from of speech disorders with use of direct and face to face assessment technique in 2005. The prevalence of total speech disorders was 14.8% among whom 13.8% had speech-sound disorder, 1.2% stuttering and 0.47% voice disorder. The prevalence of speech disorders was higher than in males (16.7%) as compared to females (12.7%). Pattern of prevalence of the three speech disorders was significantly different according to gender, parental education and by number of family member. There was no significant difference across speech disorders and birth order, religion and paternal consanguinity. These prevalence figures are higher than more studies that using parent or teacher reports.
Authors:
Sedighah Akhavan Karbasi; Razieh Fallah; Motaharah Golestan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta medica Iranica     Volume:  49     ISSN:  1735-9694     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Med Iran     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-22     Completed Date:  2011-07-01     Revised Date:  2011-08-05    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  14540050R     Medline TA:  Acta Med Iran     Country:  Iran    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  33-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Iran.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Iran / epidemiology
Male
Speech Disorders / epidemiology*

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