Mentally Subnormal Children: Probable Causes, Backgrounds, and Preventive Aspects
A prospective study on 71 students in a special school for mentally subnormal functioning children in Jakarta was reviewed by physical examination, psychometric evaluation interviews and home visits. In the majority (87.5%) the IQ ranged from 70 to 90 Units (Wechsler scale). Of the 71 children, 4 7...
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| description | A prospective study on 71 students in a special school for mentally subnormal functioning children in Jakarta was reviewed by physical examination, psychometric evaluation interviews and home visits. In the majority (87.5%) the IQ ranged from 70 to 90 Units (Wechsler scale). Of the 71 children, 4 7 (65.6 %) had somatic or biomedical known factors as etiology, while the other 24 (34.4%) were probably of sociocultural origin. This was surprising, since although the children had mentally subnormal intellectual functioning, the biomedical factors still played a high toll for it. Sociocultural factors, found out on home visits, such as unfavorable reproductive pattern of mothers, maternal deprivation, unwanted pregnancies, overprotective attitude, broken homes etc. were identified. For prevention, strengthening of the MCH care and family planning will be of utmost importance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e4711fbbf1344e9f965de69bb15d41f22022-12-21T23:50:00ZengIndonesian Pediatric Society Publishing HousePaediatrica Indonesiana0030-93112338-476X2018-10-01357-8194910.14238/pi35.7-8.1995.194-91986Mentally Subnormal Children: Probable Causes, Backgrounds, and Preventive AspectsTiti Sunarwati Sularyo0Department of Child Health, Universitas Indonesia Medical School/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, JakartaA prospective study on 71 students in a special school for mentally subnormal functioning children in Jakarta was reviewed by physical examination, psychometric evaluation interviews and home visits. In the majority (87.5%) the IQ ranged from 70 to 90 Units (Wechsler scale). Of the 71 children, 4 7 (65.6 %) had somatic or biomedical known factors as etiology, while the other 24 (34.4%) were probably of sociocultural origin. This was surprising, since although the children had mentally subnormal intellectual functioning, the biomedical factors still played a high toll for it. Sociocultural factors, found out on home visits, such as unfavorable reproductive pattern of mothers, maternal deprivation, unwanted pregnancies, overprotective attitude, broken homes etc. were identified. For prevention, strengthening of the MCH care and family planning will be of utmost importance.https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/1986mentally subnormal children; Wechsler scale; psychometric evaluation |
| spellingShingle | Titi Sunarwati Sularyo Mentally Subnormal Children: Probable Causes, Backgrounds, and Preventive Aspects Paediatrica Indonesiana mentally subnormal children; Wechsler scale; psychometric evaluation |
| title | Mentally Subnormal Children: Probable Causes, Backgrounds, and Preventive Aspects |
| title_full | Mentally Subnormal Children: Probable Causes, Backgrounds, and Preventive Aspects |
| title_fullStr | Mentally Subnormal Children: Probable Causes, Backgrounds, and Preventive Aspects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mentally Subnormal Children: Probable Causes, Backgrounds, and Preventive Aspects |
| title_short | Mentally Subnormal Children: Probable Causes, Backgrounds, and Preventive Aspects |
| title_sort | mentally subnormal children probable causes backgrounds and preventive aspects |
| topic | mentally subnormal children; Wechsler scale; psychometric evaluation |
| url | https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/1986 |
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