Margaret Curtin|Jamie M. Madden|Anthony Staines|Ivan J. Perry
Determinants of vulnerability in early childhood development in Ireland: a cross-sectional study
University College Cork|University College Cork|Dublin City University|University College Cork
h3objectivesh3 early childhood development strongly influences lifelong health early development instrument edi wellvalidated populationlevel measure five developmental domains physical health wellbeing social competence emotional maturity language cognitive skills communication skills general knowledge school entry age aim study explore potential edi indicator early development ireland h3designh3 crosssectional design used h3settingh3 study conducted 42 47 primary schools major irish urban centre h3participantsh3 edi teacher completed scores calculated 1243 children first year fulltime education contextual data subset 865 children collected using parental questionnaire h3primary secondary outcome measuresh3 children scoring lowest 10 population one domains deemed developmentally vulnerable scores correlated contextual data parental questionnaire h3resultsh3 sample population 29 children developmentally ready engage school factors associated increased risk vulnerability male 21 ci 16 27 5 years 15 ci 11 21 english second language 37 ci 26 52 adjusted demographics low birth weight poor parentchild interaction mother9s lower level education showed significant ors developmental vulnerability calculating population attributable fractions greatest populationlevel risk factors male 35 mother9s education 27 english second language 12 h3conclusionsh3 edi linked parental questionnaires promising indicators extent distribution determinants developmental vulnerability among children first year primary school ireland