Hua Zhao|Baoping Zhang|Yun Chen|Xiang Zhou|Pengxiang Zuo
Environmental Risk Factors in Han and Uyghur Children with Dyslexia: A Comparative Study
Quzhou College of Technology|Shihezi University|Shihezi University|Shihezi University|Shihezi University|Shihezi University
several studies conducted explore risk factors dyslexia however studies examining dyslexia skewed toward western countries considered two nationalities simultaneously study focused differences dyslexia prevalence potential environmental risk factors han uyghur childrena crosssectional study conducted kashgar aksu cities xinjiang province china twostage sampling strategy used recruit 2854 students grades 36 5 primary schools 5 districts 2348 valid student questionnaires included analysis dyslexia checklists chinese uyghur children pupil rating scales used identify children dyslexia questions related home literacy environment reading ability used evaluate potential environmental risk factors single factor analysis multivariate logistic regression used examine prevalence risk factors dyslexiadyslexia prevalence differed significantly han 39 uyghur 70 children p 005 boytogirl diagnosis ratio almost 21 multiple logistic regression analysis showed ethnic differences dyslexia prevalence han uyghur children could occurred factors mothers occupation p 002 004 95 ci 001068 frequency parents told stories p 000 450 95 ci 1671211the prevalence dyslexia high children particularly uyghur group environmental factors could responsible differences observed results contribute early identification management dyslexia children two groups research examining developmental dyslexia differences racial genetics