Original Article: JRCRS-2016; 4(1):15-17

4-Prevalence of Stammering in School Going Children between Ages of 8 to 12 Years

¹Sadia Tahira, ²Muhammad Sikander Ghayas Khan, ³M. Tariq Manzoor , ³M. Ibrahim, ³Rabia Azmat , ⁴Safa Pervaiz

¹Fatima memorial medical college and dentistry/speech and language pathologist at Fatima memorial hospital
²Riphah College of Rehabilitation science, Riphah International University Lahore Campus, Pakistan
³FMH College of Medicine & Dentistry, Shadman Lahore
⁴University of Lahore Speech & Language Pathologist Niazi Hospital Lahore

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Abstract:

Background: Stammering is a problem and is associated with adverse, long term outcomes that impact on individual’s families and academic achievement of children in the school years and affects later in adulthood.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of stammering in school going children with age bracket of 8-12 years in Govt. Schools Lahore Pakistan.

Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 1000 school going children between ages of 8-12 years through questionnaire developed by literature review and expert opinion. The data was collected from Govt. Schools Lahore. The following information was collected for each student: name, age, gender, class, school, date of birth, number of siblings, child stuttered or not. The students were asked to read paragraph of 100 syllables. The assessment of students was taken by researcher itself.

Results: The prevalence of stammering in school children between ages of 8-12 years in Lahore Pakistan was 0.9% in 1000 population (boys 7: girls 2).

Conclusion: The prevalence of stammering was more common among boys than girls.

Keywords: Speech Disorders; Stammering; Communication; Prevalence