Study on the status quo of early child development in eight provinces of China

SHAN Wen-jie; ZHANG Yun-ting; LIN Qing-min; JIANG Yan-rui; ZHU Qi; JIANG Fan

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-1442

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2019, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (4) : 362-365. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-1442

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Study on the status quo of early child development in eight provinces of China

SHAN Wen-jie¹, ZHANG Yun-ting¹, LIN Qing-min², JIANG Yan-rui², ZHU Qi², JIANG Fan²

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Objective To assess the cognitive and motor development of young children in China, and to evaluate the status quo of early childhood development in China. Methods A total of 1 026 full-term healthy children at the age of 2-30 months old were selected by convenience sampling from 8 provinces in China from October 2012 to March 2013.Demographic and social economic status data were investigated by parent report questionnaire.Bayley Scales of Infant Development were used to assess the development of young children.Multiple regression analysis was conducted to explore risk factors of cognitive development and motor development in young children. Results The average cognitive development index of infants aged 2-30 months in China was 102.38±17.58,and the average motor development index was 101.39±16.38.Cognitive retardation rate was 7.70%, and motor development retardation rate was 8.28%.After adjusting for confounders, compared with those with maternal education higher than junior college, children with maternal education under middle school appeared to have significantly lower cognitive development index (β=-8.51, 95%CI:-11.23--5.78) and motor development index (β=-4.17, 95%CI:-6.79--1.55). Conclusions Early child development in China has improved since 20 years ago.Maternal education is significantly associated with young child's cognition and motor development.

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infants / cognition development / motor development / early development

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SHAN Wen-jie, ZHANG Yun-ting, LIN Qing-min, JIANG Yan-rui, ZHU Qi, JIANG Fan. Study on the status quo of early child development in eight provinces of China[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2019, 27(4): 362-365 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-1442

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