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Identifying Risk Factors of Speech and Language Delay on Children
Speech and language delay are usually found in various disorders such as mental retardation,
hearing impairment, psychosocial, autism, receptive aphasia and cerebral palsy and speech organ
disorders. Retrospective research at Dr. Kariadi Hospital found that children aged 13 months to
60 months with complaints of speech problems that were subjected to an objective audiometric
examination showed that 79.1% had hearing loss. This research aims to determine the relation-
ship of risk factors with speech and language delays in children. This research was conducted in
April 2020 using the cross-sectional with suspicion of late speaking who were examined by Brain
evoked response audiometry (BERA) at Dr Kariadi Hospital Semarang. Researchers assessed the
delay with the Languange evaluation Scale Trivandum (LEST) questionnaire. Researchers analyzed
the data with chi-square test, fisher’s exact. The sample was 80 patients with the mean age was 22.35
months. Mostly in men (67.5%). The most common risk factor was hearing impairment. Hearing
impairmentwas associated with speech and language delay. Economic status and bilingual were not
associated with speech and language delay in children.
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