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

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

Authors

  • Sadia Tahira Senior Demonstrator Speech and language pathologist at Fatima memorial medical college and dentistry/speech and language pathologist at Fatima memorial hospital;
  • Muhammad Sikander Ghayas Khan Assistant Professor Riphah College of Rehabilitation science, Riphah International University Lahore Campus, Pakistan
  • M. Tariq Manzoor Manzoor Assistant Prof. /Chief Coordinator/AHS FMH College of Medicine & Dentistry, Shadman Lahore ; Associate Prof. Biostatistics FMH College of Medicine & Dentistry, Shadman Lahore
  • M. Ibrahim Ibrahim Senior Demonstrator/Speech & Language Pathologist FMH College of Medicine & Dentistry, Shadman Lahore
  • Rabia Azmat Senior Demonstrator/Speech & Language Pathologist FMH College of Medicine & Dentistry, Shadman Lahore
  • Safa Pervaiz Lecturer Dhpt, University of Lahore Speech & Language Pathologist Niazi Hospital Lahore

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

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Published

2016-03-30

How to Cite

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Tahira S, Khan MSG, Manzoor MTM, Ibrahim MI, Azmat R, Pervaiz S. Prevalence of Stammering in School Going Children between Ages of 8 to 12 Years: JRCRS-2016; 4(1): 15-17. J Riphah Coll. Rehabili. sci. [Internet]. 2016Mar.30 [cited 2025Aug.29];4(1):15-7. Available from: https://journals.riphah.edu.pk/index.php/jrcrs/article/view/358

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016): JRCRS Volume 4 Issue 1

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