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  • Title: [A study on general status and affecting factors on infant intellectual development in Changsha city].
    Author: Zhou D, Tan H, Lin X.
    Journal: Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi; 2000 Feb; 21(1):41-3. PubMed ID: 11860757.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the intellectual level of infants in Changsha city and analyze the main factors that affect infant intellectual development. METHODS: Two hundred and sixty infants were measured by Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence, who were randomly selected from Changsha city. RESULTS: The general intellectual level of infants in Changsha city was good; stepwise regression analysis revealed the main possible risk factors affecting intellectual development of infants in Changsha city were newborn asphyxiated at birth (B = -17.162), perinatal fever in the first trimester (B = -8.084), infant with abnormal temper (B = -6.295) and poor appetite (B = -3.103). Parental care (B = 4.622) possibly benefit the infant intellectual development. CONCLUSION: These data suggested that the main measures to promote infant intellectual development were more attention need to be paid to health care for women and children, prevention of perinatal disease and infant rearing in a scientific way.
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