Abdullah M Al Hathloul, Mohammad A Al Jafer, Ibrahim A Al Fraih
Psychiatric patients awareness of their illnesses and medications
Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
investigated association household food insecurity hfi developmental delays 3659monthold preschool children n 7005 using crosssectional data 2018 ecuadorian national health nutrition survey hfi assessed food insecurity experience scale developmental delays early childhood development index logbinomial regression models estimated association hfi global overall developmental delay gdd delays four individual developmental domains adjusting covariates nearly half children lived households marginal 245 moderatesevere hfi 217 eighteen percent identified gdd delays individual domains literacynumeracy socialemotional physical cognitive development identified 64 215 33 31 respectively gdd likely among preschool children households marginal apr 129 95 ci 110 149 moderatesevere hfi apr 130 95 ci 111 151 socialemotional development delays also likely among households marginal apr 136 95 ci 119 156 moderatesevere hfi apr 133 95 ci 115 154 different three domains several potentially modifiable risk violent discipline maternal depressive symptoms protective factors adequate child stimulation higher maternal education handwashing soapdetergent also independently associated gdd andor literacynumeracy cognitive delays findings suggest hfi independent risk factor gdd socialemotional developmental delays ecuadorian preschoolers underscore importance strengthening expanding poverty reduction food security early childhood development policies interventions improve opportunities children achieve full developmental potential