• East. Mediterr. Health J. · Aug 2020

    Prevalence of stammering among internally displaced population in North Waziristan Agency.

    • Mehtab Khatoon, Nazia Mumtaz, and Ghulam Saqulain.
    • FATA Secretariat, Orakzai, Pakistan.
    • East. Mediterr. Health J. 2020 Aug 25; 26 (8): 982-986.

    BackgroundStammering is a dysfluency disorder that is common in children exposed to stressful conditions. Displacement from home is one such situation. There is a large internally displaced population in Pakistan.AimsTo determine the prevalence of stammering among children of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in North Waziristan Agency, Pakistan.MethodsThis cross-sectional survey included 400 Pushto-speaking children of IDPs, aged 5-18 years enrolled from schools in North Waziristan Agency, from July 2017 to July 2018. The Fluency Rating Scale was used for speech assessment. Data were analysed by SPSS version 20.ResultsThe prevalence of stammering was 11%, with moderate stammering being more prevalent. Five (5.6%) girls and 39 (12.5%) boys were identified with stammering.ConclusionsStammering is highly prevalent among IDPs.Copyright © World Health Organization (WHO) 2020. Open Access. Some rights reserved. This work is available under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo).

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