Screening and determinant of suspected developmental delays among Egyptian preschool-aged children: a cross-sectional national community-based study.
Ammal M MetwallyAli M AbdallahEbtissam M Salah El-DinDina Abu ZeidZeinab KhadrGhada A ElshaarawyAlshaimaa A ElkhatibAmal ElsaiedEngy A AshaatNahed A ElghareebMohamed H AbdouAsmaa M FathySherif E EldeebMohamed AbdAllahMuhammed Al-Tohamy SolimanRokia AbdElshafy S El BannaAbdelrahman K HassaneinThanaa M RabahMohamed AbdelrahmanSara F SallamPublished in: BMC pediatrics (2023)
This study demonstrates a considerable attempt to assess the types and the prevalence of DD among preschool children in Egypt. Perinatal factors are among the most common determinants of DD in preschool children and the majority could be preventable risk factors.