RESUMEN
The status of 35 children who weighed less than 1,500 grams when born at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Kingston, between 1969 and 1973, was compared with that of 37 matched normal birth weight controls. Follow-up was in February and March, 1975, two to six years after birth. Low birth weight children were socially disadvantaged and physically smaller when compared with controls. No significant physical handicaps were identified. More of the low birth weight children failed to pass a developmental screening test as "normal" (8/35) than controls (2/37). (Xý=4.35,p<0.04). However, only 46 percent of surviving extremely low birth weight babies were examined, and the possibility of handicap in the untraced minority remains (AU)
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Humanos , Preescolar , Recién Nacido , Peso al Nacer , Recien Nacido Prematuro , Puntaje de Apgar , Temperatura Corporal , Estudios de Seguimiento , Pronóstico , Factores Socioeconómicos , JamaicaRESUMEN
The accuracy of a household health interview survey in measuring the prevalence of chronic illness was tested by comparing survey responses with the same respondents' medical records. Results indicate that the survey is far from a perfect discriminator of recorded medical status. The false-positive rate was 25 percent, and the rate of false negatives was nearly 40 percent. False positives were greater for Mexican-Americans and other nonwhites than for white respondents. The household health interview survey is nonetheless an important planning tool since it reflects respondents' perceived health levels, which may be used to predict utilization of primary medical services.