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Personal Author:
Bhasin, Tanya Karapurkar ; Brocksen, Sally ; Avchen, Rachel Nonkin ; Van Naarden Braun, Kim ;
Bhasin, Tanya Karapurkar ; Brocksen, Sally ; Avchen, Rachel Nonkin ; Van Naarden Braun, Kim ; Less -
Corporate Authors:
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. ;
Description:
"PROBLEM/CONDITION: In the United States, developmental disabilities affect approximately 17% of children aged <18 years, resulting in substantial financial and social costs. REPORTING PERIOD: 1996 and 2000. DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM: The Metropolitan Atlanta Developmental Disabilities Surveillance Program (MADDSP) monitors the occurrence of mental retardation, cerebral palsy, hearing loss, vision impairment, and autism spectrum disorders among children aged 8 years in the five-county metropolitan Atlanta area (Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett). MADDSP uses a multiple source ascertainment methodology. RESULTS: During 1996, the prevalence of mental retardation was 15.5 per 1,000 children aged 8 years; it decreased to 12.0 per 1,000 in 2000. The overall prevalence of cerebral palsy was 3.6 per 1,000 in 1996 and 3.1 per 1,000 in 2000. The prevalence of mental retardation and cerebral palsy was highest among males and black children. The prevalence of hearing loss was 1.4 per 1,000 in 1996 and 1.2 per 1,000 in 2000; the prevalence of vision impairment during 1996 was 1.4 per 1,000 and 1.2 per 1,000 in 2000. Minimal differences by study year were observed in the prevalence of all four disabilities when examined by sex, race, and severity. INTERPRETATION: The prevalence of these four select developmental disabilities in MADDSP was higher in 1996 than the annual average prevalence estimates for these disabilities during previous MADDSP study years (1991-1994) study years; the highest increase was observed among children with mental retardation. However, prevalence estimates during 2000 were more consistent with the estimates from the early 1990s. Data from additional surveillance years (2002 and beyond) are needed to determine if the prevalence for 1996 was an anomaly and to continue to monitor trends in the prevalence of developmental disabilities over time. PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS: MADDSP data will continue to be used to examine trends in the occurrence of these disabilities over time, facilitate the development and implementation of appropriate intervention programs, and provide a framework for conducting population-based etiologic studies." - p. 1
Content Notes:
Tanya Karapurkar Bhasin, Sally Brocksen, Rachel Nonkin Avchen, Kim Van Naarden Braun, Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. Chiefly tables. References: p. 8-9.
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African Continental Ancestry Group
Autistic Disorder
Cerebral Palsy
Developmental Disabilities
Disabled Children
Epidemiology
European Continental Ancestry Group
Hearing Loss
Intellectual Disability
Population Surveillance
Urban Population
Vision Disorders
Autistic Disorder/Epidemiology
Cerebral Palsy/Epidemiology
Developmental Disabilities/Epidemiology
Hearing Loss/Epidemiology
Intellectual Disability/Epidemiology
Vision Disorders/Epidemiology

Pubmed ID:
16437058
Document Type:
Journal Issue ;
Genre:
Statistics ;
Place as Subject:
Atlanta, Georgia ; Georgia ;
Atlanta, Georgia ; Georgia ; Less -
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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