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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
Print version ISSN 0120-0011
Abstract
CASTELLANOS-GARRIDO, Adriana Lucía; ALFONSO-MORA, Margareth Lorena; SANCHEZ-VERA, María Alejandra and BEJARANO-MARIN, Xiomara. Association of sociodemographic factors and motor development in children of the kangaroo mothers’ program. rev.fac.med. [online]. 2016, vol.64, n.4, pp.659-663. ISSN 0120-0011. https://doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v64n4.52294.
Introduction:
Premature or low birth weight population require care plans that recognize the socio-demographic factors influencing prognosis.
Objective:
To prove the association of sociodemographic factors in the motor development of premature or low birth weight children.
Materials and methods:
Motor development of 49 premature or low birth weight infants was evaluated using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) and their status was associated to socio-demographic aspects reported by mothers.
Results:
82% of children presented delays in motor development, which was determined by differentiating the motor age scored through AIMS and the chronological age in full-term children. A corrected age was used for preterm children. The population was divided into three groups according to age: 0 to 4 months, 5 to 7 months, and 7 months and older. The difference in average motor retardation was calculated by socio-economic stratum, age, occupation and educational level of the mother. Increased motor delays were found in children whose mothers were younger than 25 (p <0.05).
Conclusion:
The age of the mother was associated with the motor development of premature or low birth weight infants in the group of 4 to 7 months.
Keywords : Premature Birth; Motor Skills; Social Conditions (MeSH)..