Antenatal Risk Factors of Children with Cerebral Palsy: An Experience of Center for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) in Bangladesh

Authors

  • Md Anwar Hossain Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, International Medical College, Tongi, Gazipur-1711, Bangladesh
  • Saida Sharmin Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, International Medical College, Tongi, Gazipur-1711, Bangladesh
  • Atia Afrin General Physician, Hemayetpur, Savar, Dhaka-1340, Bangladesh
  • Tunazzina Shahrin Deputy Manager, Save the Children, Bangladesh Country Office, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
  • Mahabub Hossain B.Ed. (Hons.)Student, Institute of Education and Research (IER), University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v7i1.494

Keywords:

Cerebral palsy, children, antenatal risk factors

Abstract

Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) in children is an important global public health issue in terms of its outcome, quality of life, and life expectancy.

Objective: To identify the types of cerebral palsy and the antenatal risk factors related to cerebral palsy in children attending a tertiary level specialized rehabilitation institution in Bangladesh.

Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted, between September 2021 and January 2022, among 72 parents/caregivers of children with cerebral palsy at Center for Rehabilitation for Paralyzed (CRP), Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data were collected through face-to-face interview through semi-structured questionnaire. The mean and standard deviation were used to examine quantitative variables, whereas percentages were used to summarize qualitative variables.

Results: The most common age group of children was of this study 3-5 years (59.7%). Female predominance (54%) was observed. Most of the respondents (61.1%) came from the joint family.At the time of childbirth, most (81.9%) of the respondents were in the 20-35 years age group. History of consanguinity was found in 19.4% cases. Among categories of the cerebral palsy, spastic type was the most prevalent (40.3%), followed by dyskinetic type (31.9%), mixed type (23.6%), and hypotonic type (4.2%). Among antenatal factors, maternal infection (13.9%), trauma during pregnancy (12.5%), maternal diabetes (13.9%) and hypothyroidism (11.1%), antepartum hemorrhage (12.5%), congenital brain malformation (4.2%) and maternal epilepsy (1.4%) were found as risk factors of cerebral palsy in children.

Conclusion: Our study revealed that spastic type of cerebral palsy was the dominant form of the disease in children. The most affected age group of children was 3-5 years. Surprisingly, a female predominance was observed. Maternal infection (13.9%), diabetes (13.9%), and ante-partum hemorrhage (12.5%) were among the most common antenatal factors.

International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 07 No. 01 Jan’22 Page: 35-39

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2023-01-11

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Hossain, M. A., Sharmin, S., Afrin, A., Shahrin, T., & Hossain, M. (2023). Antenatal Risk Factors of Children with Cerebral Palsy: An Experience of Center for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) in Bangladesh. International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 7(1), 35–39. https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v7i1.494

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023)

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