Child developmental delay and socio-economic disadvantage in Australia: A longitudinal study

Najman, J. M., Bor, W., Morrison, J., Andersen, M. J. and Williams, G. M. (1992-01-01) Child developmental delay and socio-economic disadvantage in Australia: A longitudinal study. Social Science and Medicine, 34 8: 829-835.

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Author(s) Najman, J. M.
Bor, W.
Morrison, J.
Andersen, M. J.
Williams, G. M.
Title Child developmental delay and socio-economic disadvantage in Australia: A longitudinal study
Journal name Social Science and Medicine
Publication date 1992-01-01
Volume number 34
Issue number 8
Start page 829
End page 835
Subject 321210 Community Child Health
Abstract Socio-economic inequalities in adult and child health in Australia have been an issue of national concern. While a large body of data has discussed adult health, there have been relatively few Australian reports of socioeconomic inequalities in child health. This occurs in a context where there have been increases in the proportion of Australian children living in poverty and where there has been an increased interest in child developmental delay as an indicator of child health status. This paper reports the result of a longitudinal study of pregnancy outcomes and one indicator of child health, namely child developmental delay. Three indicators of socio-economic status (chronic socio-economic disadvantage, mother's education, family income) were used to predict child developmental delays observed some 5: years after the study commenced. Mothers who had the lowest socio-economic status (using any of the indicators) had substantially higher rates of children manifesting developmental delays.
Keyword(s) socio-economic
developmental delay
child health
longitudinal studies
poverty
children
inequality
Additional Notes Citation: J. M. Najman, W. Bor, J. Morrison, M. Andersen and G. Williams (1992) Child Developmental Delay and Socio-Economic Disadvantage in Australia: a Longitudinal Study, Social Science and Medicine (1992) 34 (8): 829-835. doi:10.1016/0277-9536(92)90252-L Copyright 1992 Pergamon Press. All rights reserved. Single copies only may be downloaded and printed for a user's personal research and study.
 
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