Jane C. Bell|Camille Raynes?Greenow|Robin Turner|Carol Bower|Alan Dodson|Wendy Nicholls|Natasha Nassar
School performance for children with cleft lip and palate: a population?based study
Menzies School of Health Research|University of Sydney|University of Sydney|UNSW Sydney|National Health and Medical Research Council|King Edward Memorial Hospital|Telethon Kids Institute|University of Western Australia|Princess Margaret Hospital for Children|Menzies School of Health Research|National Health and Medical Research Council|University of Sydney
educational attainment important shaping young peoples life prospects investigate whether born orofacial cleft ofc affects school performance compared school test results children born without ofcusing recordlinked datasets conducted populationbased cohort study children liveborn western australia 19802010 diagnosis ofc register developmental anomalies random sample 6603 children born without ofc compared odds ratios meeting national minimum standards five domains reading numeracy writing spelling grammar punctuation adjusted aor children cleft lip clo cleft lip palate cl p cleft palate cpo domainresults two testing programs walna naplan available 3238 89 children expected participate met national minimum standards compared children without ofc children cpo less likely meet minimum standards naplan reading aor 057 95ci 034 096 grammar punctuation aor 049 95ci 032 076 walna writing aor 066 95ci 047 092 walna naplan numeracy aor 064 95ci 043 095 aor 047 95ci 028 082 respectively children cl p significantly lower odds reaching spelling standard naplan tests aor 052 95ci 029 094 children clo similar odds reaching minimum standardschildren born ofc particularly children cpo monitored identify learning difficulties early enable intervention maximize school attainment