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How Does Family Structure Relate With Children's Language Development? A Cross Sectional Experience from Urban Slums in Dhaka.
Mymensingh Medical Journal : MMJ 2017 October
Family structure is an important factor for children's overall development. In this cross sectional study, we explored how single parenting relates to child's language development in slums of Dhaka city, Bangladesh from 31st August 2010 to 9th February 2011. Children aged 10 to 24 months (n=133), living with mother only and those living with both parents were included. Children's comprehensive and expressive language development was assessed using the Bengali version of Mac Arthur's Communicative Development Inventory (MCDI). Family care indicators (FCI) were used to assess quality of psychosocial stimulation at home, maternal depression was assessed using Centre for Epidemiological Studies - Depression (CES-D) questionnaire and socioeconomic status (SES) of the family was determined using a previously tested questionnaire. We analyzed the data using multivariate analysis. Maternal depression scores were higher in single mothers compared to those living with their husband and more depressed mothers provided less stimulating environment for the child. Children in the single parent families had lower scores on FCI and their comprehension and expression scores were slightly lower. Multiple regressions analysis showed that children's comprehension {B (95%CI), 0.19 (0.07, 0.32), p=0.003} and expression {0.18 (0.02, 0.35), p=0.032} scores were significantly higher in those living with both parents. Steps to educate parents on the importance of a healthy family life needs to be taken in order to ensure development of children to achieve their full potentials. Further long-term effects of living without father on children's development needs to be explored in Bangladesh.
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