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General Health Status Screening On Children With Mild Mental Retardation

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İşıl Özer
Didem Öner
Hüseyin Sevim
Aysu Türkmen Karaağaç
Besime Mollaoğlu
Kamil Abbasoğlu
Dilek Kavurmacı
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2003-04-01
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Conclusion: Although our study group was better than general population with respect to vaccination, presence of anemia, rickets, hypertension or cardiac murmur; they still need a professional support for nutritional health care, dental and body hygiene.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Purpose: The social andhealth status of study group was compared withthe nationalhealth status.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: We performed health screening on fifty students with mild mental retardation, aged between7-20 years, on October, 3,2002.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: Although our study group was better than general population with respect to vaccination, presence of anemia, rickets, hypertension or cardiac murmur; they still need a professional support for nutritional health care, dental and body hygiene.
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⚙️Variables:Mild mental retardation · health screening · disease's incidences

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Purpose: The social andhealth status of study group was compared withthe nationalhealth status. Materials and Methods: We performed health screening on fifty students with mild mental retardation, aged between7-20 years, on October, 3,2002. Results: Underweight children were more in small age group (<14 years), whereas obesity was remarkable among adolescents. The body mass index was above 85 percentile in 47% and above 95 percentile in 15% of children at and above 14 years of age. Personal hygiene was bad in 20% and the ratio of dental carries was about 80 % similarto national ratio. Conclusion: Although our study group was better than general population with respect to vaccination, presence of anemia, rickets, hypertension or cardiac murmur; they still need a professional support for nutritional health care, dental and body hygiene.

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Özer, İ., Öner, D., Sevim, H., Karaağaç, A. T., Mollaoğlu, B., Abbasoğlu, K., Kavurmacı, D. (2003). General Health Status Screening On Children With Mild Mental Retardation. Meandros Medical And Dental Journal, Volume: 4 Issue: 1. https://ajindex.com/articles/1291424

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