dc.contributor.author |
Fouche, Lauren C.
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dc.contributor.author |
Kritzinger, Alta M. (Aletta Margaretha)
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dc.contributor.author |
Le Roux, Talita
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dc.date.accessioned |
2019-07-12T09:16:40Z |
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dc.date.available |
2019-07-12T09:16:40Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018-09 |
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dc.description.abstract |
BACKGROUND : South Africa presents with high preterm birth (PTB) and low birth weight (LBW)
rates (14.17%). Numerous conditions characterised by language impairment are associated
with LBW and/or PTB. Speech-language therapists may fail to identify older children whose
language impairment may have originated from LBW and/or PTB.
OBJECTIVE : To describe the frequency of LBW and/or PTB, in comparison with full-term birth,
and associated conditions in children at an early communication intervention (ECI) clinic.
METHODS : Retrospective data of 530 children aged 3–74 months were analysed, with 91.9%
presenting with language impairment.
RESULTS : Almost 40% had LBW and/or PTB, and late PTB was the largest category. Factors
associated with LBW and/or PTB were prenatal risks, including small-for-gestational
age, perinatal risks, including caesarean section, and primary developmental conditions.
Secondary language impairment was prevalent, associated with genetic conditions and global
developmental delay.
CONCLUSION : The frequency of LBW and/or PTB was unexpectedly high, drawing attention to
the origins of language impairment in almost 40% of the caseload at the ECI clinic. |
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dc.description.department |
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2019 |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.sajcd.org.za/index.php/SAJCD |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Fouché, L.C., Kritzinger, A., &
Le Roux, T. (2018). Gestational
age and birth weight variations
in young children with
language impairment at
an early communication
intervention clinic.
South African Journal of
Communication Disorders
65(1), a584. https://DOI.org/10.4102/sajcd.v65i1.584. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0379-8046 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2225-4765 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.4102/sajcd.v65i1.584 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70699 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
AOSIS OpenJournals |
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dc.rights |
© 2018. The Authors.
Licensee: AOSIS. This work
is licensed under the
Creative Commons
Attribution License. |
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dc.subject |
Language impairment |
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dc.subject |
Speech-language therapist (SLT) |
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dc.subject |
Preterm birth (PTB) |
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dc.subject |
Low birth weight (LBW) |
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dc.subject |
Full-term birth |
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dc.subject |
Early communication intervention (ECI) |
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dc.title |
Gestational age and birth weight variations in young children with language impairment at an early communication intervention clinic |
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dc.type |
Article |
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