Citation

Zapata-Zabala ME, Alvarez-Uribe MC, Aguirre-Acevedo DC, Cadavid-Castro MA. Rev. Salud Publica 2012; 14(4): 543-557.

Vernacular Title

Coeficiente intelectual y factores asociados en niños escolarizados en la ciudad de Medellín, Colombia.

Affiliation

Universidad San Buenaventura, Medellín, Colombia, maryoris.zapata@usbmed.edu.co.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Instituto de Salud en el Tropico)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23912509

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Analyzing the IQ and associated factors in school children aged 6 to 8 years old from the northeastern and northwestern districts of Medellin, Colombia. Materials and METHODS: Simple, random, stratified sampling was carried out according to grade, level and commune; the sample consisted of 423 male and female children. The Wechsler intelligence scale (WISCIV) was used for evaluating the children's IQ and the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) for evaluating the children's psychosocial stimulation/quality of their home environment. WHO cutoff points were used as reference standards for assessing their nutritional status. RESULTS: The following risk factors explained IQ scores and rates: the parents' academic problems, the siblings' behavioral problems, the mothers' alcoholism during pregnancy and aggressive behavior at home. CONCLUSION: The IQ scores and associated rates for children who attended early school years in the two poorest districts of Medellin were correlated with psychosocial background factors and aggressive behavior at home.

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