Results The Denver Developmental Screening Test for Sri Lankan Children (DDST-SL) was created. The 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentile ages of acquiring each developmental milestone were then calculated using logistic regression. Thirteen public health nursing sisters were trained to collect the data as part of their routine work. Methods DDST-II was adapted and standardized on a sample of 4251 Sri Lankan children aged 0–80 months. The norms were also compared with the milestones already available in the CHDR.
The aim of this research was to establish Sri Lankan norms for DDST-II and to test the universal and regional applicability of developmental screening tests by comparing the Sri Lankan norms with the norms of DDST-II and DDST-Singapore norms, the geographically nearest standardization of DDST-II. Although some developmental norms, which are similar to those of Denver Developmental Screening Test-II (DDST-II), have been introduced into the Sri Lankan Child Health Developmental Record (CHDR), those norms have not been standardized to the Sri Lankan child population. Currently, there is no established system for developmental screening of children in Sri Lanka. Background Developmental problems in children can be alleviated to a great extent with early detection and intervention through periodic screening for developmental delays during pre-school ages.
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