Developmental vulnerability of Australian school-entry children with hearing loss
Andrea Simpson A , Bojana Šarkić A , Joanne C. Enticott B C , Zoe Richardson A and Kimberly Buck
D E F
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A School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic. 3086, Australia.
B Southern Synergy, Department of Psychiatry, Monash University, 126–128 Cleeland Street, Dandenong, Vic. 3175, Australia.
C Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) Institute, 31 Alma Road, St Kilda, Vic. 3182, Australia.
D School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, 14–20 Blackwood Street, North Melbourne, Vic. 3051, Australia.
E Austin Health, Studley Road, Heidelberg, Vic. 3084, Australia.
F Corresponding author. Email: kim.buck@austin.org.au
Australian Journal of Primary Health 26(1) 70-75 https://doi.org/10.1071/PY18162
Submitted: 8 October 2018 Accepted: 23 September 2019 Published: 20 January 2020
Abstract
National data from the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) was used to describe the sociodemographic and developmental characteristics of a cohort of Australian children entering their first year of primary school in 2012. Results, together with sociodemographic variables were reported for two groups: children with and without reported hearing loss. Data on 285 232 children were analysed, with just over 1% of these children identified with hearing loss. Logistic regression analysis found that children with reported hearing loss had over double the odds than their hearing peers of being developmentally ‘vulnerable’ on one or more domains of the AEDC. Covariates of interest included Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, as well as high rates of school absenteeism. Retrospective longitudinal research linking developmental outcomes with intervention efforts, such as newborn hearing screening, would be beneficial in future research.
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