THỰC TRẠNG KHUYẾT TẬT Ở TRẺ DƯỚI 6 TUỔI TẠI HUYỆN QUỲNH PHỤ TỈNH THÁI BÌNH

Abstract

Background: Early detection and early intervention for children with disabilities is essential to help children improve their functions and create opportunities for children to integrate into the community. Objectives: describe the situation of children with disabilities under 6 years old. Objects and research methods: The cross-sectional research were collected from 1524 children under 6 years old living in three communes of the study area. Results: The screening proportion was 96.3%. The percentage of children with disabilities accounted for 1.12%, of which the ratio of males to females was 1.4/1 (males 58,8%, females 41,2%). The percentage of children with learning difficulties and vision difficulties accounted for the highest (35.3% and 23.6% respectively). The proportion of children with hearing - speaking and movement difficulties were 17.6% and 11.7% respectively. 5.9% of screening children having strange behaviors was the same as the percentage of children with unclassified disabilities. Notably, no cases of children with epilepsy were recorded in the study. Conclusion: The percentage of children with disabilities accounted for 1.12%, of which the rate of boys is higher than that of girls. The percentage of children with learning difficulties accounted for the highest. Recommendations: It is recommended to strengthen the implementation of screening for children with disabilities on a large scale so that children have the opportunity for early intervention and functional improvement.