Socioeconomic Status Index to Interpret Inequalities in Child Development

. 2017 Spring;11(2):13-25.

Socioeconomic Status Index to Interpret Inequalities in Child Development

Mahbobeh Ahmadi Doulabi¹, Firoozeh Sajedi², Roshanak Vameghi², Mohammad Ali Mazaheri³, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban⁴

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¹ PhD Candidate of Pediatric, Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Pediatric Department, Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Psychology Department, Shahid Beheshti University. Tehran, Iran.
⁴ PhD in Biostatistics, Proteomics Research Center, Department of Basic Sciences,School of Rehabilitation Sciences,Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 28698723
PMCID: PMC5493825

Socioeconomic Status Index to Interpret Inequalities in Child Development

Mahbobeh Ahmadi Doulabi et al. Iran J Child Neurol. 2017 Spring.

. 2017 Spring;11(2):13-25.

Authors

Mahbobeh Ahmadi Doulabi¹, Firoozeh Sajedi², Roshanak Vameghi², Mohammad Ali Mazaheri³, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban⁴

Affiliations

¹ PhD Candidate of Pediatric, Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Pediatric Department, Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Psychology Department, Shahid Beheshti University. Tehran, Iran.
⁴ PhD in Biostatistics, Proteomics Research Center, Department of Basic Sciences,School of Rehabilitation Sciences,Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 28698723
PMCID: PMC5493825

Abstract

Objective: There have been contradictory findings on the relationship between Socioeconomic Status (SES) and child development although SES is associated with child development outcomes. The present study intended to define the relationship between SES and child development in Tehran kindergartens, Iran.

Materials & methods: This cross-sectional survey studied 1036 children aged 36-60 month, in different kindergartens in Tehran City, Iran, in 2014-2015. The principal factor analysis (PFA) model was employed to construct SES indices. The constructed SES variable was employed as an independent variable in logistic regression model to evaluate its role in developmental delay as a dependent variable.

Results: The relationship between SES and developmental delay was significant at P=0.003. SES proved to have a significant (P<0.05) impact on developmental delay, both as an independent variable and after controlling risk factors.

Conclusion: There should be more emphasis on developmental monitoring and appropriate intervention programs for children to give them higher chance of having a more productive life.

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[1] Haghdoost AA. Complexity of the Socioeconomic Status and its Disparity as a Determinant of Health. Int J Prev. 2012;3(2):75. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Haghdoost AA. Complexity of the Socioeconomic Status and its Disparity as a Determinant of Health. Int J Prev. 2012;3(2):75. - PMC - PubMed

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[10] Feinstein L. Inequality in the early cognitive development of British children in the 1970 cohort. Economica. 2003;70(277):73–97.

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