Prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of development delay among children in Ceará, Brazil: A population-based study.

Luciano Lima CorreiaHermano Alexandre Rocha LimaChristopher Robert SudfeldSabrina Gabriele Maia Oliveira RochaÁlvaro Jorge Madeiro LeiteJocileide Sales CamposAnamaria Cavalcante E Silva

Published in: PloS one (2019)

There is a relatively high population-level prevalence of development delay in at least one domain among children 0-6 years of age in Ceará, Brazil. Integrated child development, social support, and poverty reduction interventions may reduce the population-level prevalence of development delay in Ceará and similar settings.

Keyphrases

social support
risk factors
depressive symptoms
young adults
physical activity