Volume : 2, Issue : 9, SEP 2016

A SURVEY OF SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF CEREBRAL PALSY IN THE PANIPAT CITY

Bhaskar Kanika, Dr.Shefali Kapoor Sharma

Abstract

The study was carried out to find out.There is emerging empirical evidence of the socio – demographic profile of cerebral palsy in panipat city. This cross-sectional study assessed the socio – demographic profile of cerebral palsy in panipat city. A total 200(107 male and 93 female) of age between 2- 7 year subject with premature birth (< 36 weeks) and low birth weight (< 2500 g) participate in the study. A structured questionnaire which sought information on socio- demographics, gestational age, birth weight, mother history and neonatal history was used to obtain data from the respondents who were taken from all government and private hospitals/ nursing homes having Obs &gyne department. More than half of the respondents out of 54 cases of CP 51.7% of illiterate parent's children reported diagnosis was CP and 42.6% was aware of physical therapy importance in CP. There were significant associations between gestational age and low birth weight (p= 0.000** and p= 0.000** respectively). CP was significantly influenced by socio-demographic profile of the parents.

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