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Alternative Title:
Ann Epidemiol
Personal Author:
Maenner, Matthew J. ; Blumberg, Stephen J. ; Kogan, Michael D. ; Christensen, Deborah ; Yeargin-Allsopp, Marshalyn ; ... More +
Maenner, Matthew J. ; Blumberg, Stephen J. ; Kogan, Michael D. ; Christensen, Deborah ; Yeargin-Allsopp, Marshalyn ; Schieve, Laura A. Less -
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Purpose

Cerebral palsy (CP) and intellectual disability (ID) are developmental disabilities that result in considerable functional limitations. There are few recent and nationally representative prevalence estimates of CP and ID in the United States.

Methods

We used two U.S. nationally representative surveys, the 2011–2012 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) and the 2011–2013 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), to determine the prevalence of CP and ID based on parent report among children aged 2–17 years.

Results

CP prevalence was 2.6 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.1–3.2) per 1000 in the NSCH and 2.9 (95% CI: 2.3–3.7) in the NHIS. ID prevalence was 12.2 (95% CI: 10.7–13.9) and 12.1 (95% CI: 10.8–13.7) in NSCH and NHIS, respectively. For both conditions, the NSCH and NHIS prevalence estimates were similar to each other for nearly all sociodemographic subgroups examined.

Conclusions

Despite using different modes of data collection, the two surveys produced similar and plausible estimates of CP and ID and offer opportunities to better understand the needs and situations of children with these conditions.


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Adolescent
Article
Cerebral Palsy
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Intellectual Disability
Male

Source:
Ann Epidemiol. 26(3):222-226.
Pubmed ID:
26851824
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5144825
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
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