The Prevalence of Speech and Language Disorders in French-Speaking Preschool Children from Yaoundé (Cameroon)

Autor/inn/en	Oyono, Lilly Tchoungui; Pascoe, Michelle; Singh, Shajila
Titel	The Prevalence of Speech and Language Disorders in French-Speaking Preschool Children from Yaoundé (Cameroon)
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 61 (2018) 5, S.1238-1250 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
DOI	10.1044/2018_JSLHR-L-16-0400
Schlagwörter	Language Impairments; Incidence; Speech Impairments; Foreign Countries; French; Preschool Children; Allied Health Personnel; Speech Language Pathology; Articulation Impairments; Expressive Language; Receptive Language; Voice Disorders; Speech Tests; Language Tests; Cameroon + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Vorkommen; Language handicps; Language impairments; Ausland; Französisch; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Artikulationsstörung; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Stimmstörung; Sprechtest; Language test; Sprachtest; Kamerun
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of speech and language disorders in French-speaking preschool-age children in Yaoundé, the capital city of Cameroon. Method: A total of 460 participants aged 3-5 years were recruited from the 7 communes of Yaoundé using a 2-stage cluster sampling method. Speech and language assessment was undertaken using a standardized speech and language test, the Evaluation du Langage Oral (Khomsi, 2001), which was purposefully renormed on the sample. A predetermined cutoff of 2 SDs below the normative mean was applied to identify articulation, expressive language, and receptive language disorders. Fluency and voice disorders were identified using clinical judgment by a speech-language pathologist. Results: Overall prevalence was calculated as follows--speech disorders, 14.7%; language disorders, 4.3%; and speech and language disorders, 17.1%. In terms of disorders, prevalence findings were as follows: articulation disorders, 3.6%; expressive language disorders, 1.3%; receptive language disorders, 3%; fluency disorders, 8.4%; and voice disorders, 3.6%. Conclusion: Prevalence figures are higher than those reported for other countries and emphasize the urgent need to develop speech and language services for the Cameroonian population. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01