Open AccessDevelopmental delay among children under two years of age in slums of Burdwan Municipality: A cross.sectional study
Author(s) -
Sukanya Sen Gupta,
Prabha Shrivastava,
M. Samsuzzaman,
Niladri Banerjee,
Dilip Kumar Das
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1926_20
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , demography , cross sectional study , birth order , gestational age , parity (physics) , birth weight , pediatrics , pregnancy , environmental health , population , pathology , sociology , biology , genetics , physics , particle physics
Development is an ongoing process through which an individual acquires competence to function adequately. Developmental delay is said to occur when a child fails to reach the age-appropriate anticipated milestones. This imparts long-term direct as well as indirect effects on the health of a community obviating routine measurement of its prevalence especially in high-risk populations.