Fatemeh Raoufimehr - MSc in pediatric nursing, student research committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
Seyedeh Fatemeh Ghasemi - PhD in pediatric nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
Fatemeh Valizadeh - PhD in pediatric nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
Mehdi Birjandi - PhD in Biostatistics, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Health, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
Kimia Karami - PhD in pediatric nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran

Background: Developmental disorders in children are classified into different domains and early recognition and treatment can significantly affect children’s social and individual functioning.Aim: This study aimed to compare growth, development, and related factors in ۶۰-month-old children in urban and suburban kindergartens of Khorramabad, Iran in ۲۰۲۰.Method: This descriptive study was conducted on ۱۰۰ children aged ۶۰-month-old in urban and marginal kindergartens in Khorramabad city of Iran in ۲۰۲۰. The tools were Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) and a demographic characteristics information form with census sampling. Children were evaluated for growth indices such as height, weight and head circumference. Data were analyzed by SPSS statistical software (version ۲۱) and Epi-Info software and T-test, Man-Whitney and Kruskal Wallis tests.Results: The type of kindergarten had a significant relationship with the total score of development (P=۰.۰۱۲) and the domains of gross motor (P=۰.۰۰۷) and personal-social (P=۰.۰۰۴). The mean prevalence of the developmental disorder was estimated ۸.۷% for urban and ۱۶.۱% for subarban children. Developmental delay is not related to gender, delivery type, maternal education, child’s history of illness, and economic status of the family (P>۰.۰۵) and is related to nutrition and supplement use, the familial marriage of parents, father’s addiction and history of developmental disorder (P<۰.۰۵).Implications for Practice: Due to the high importance of timely diagnosis and intervention, it is necessary to diagnose and treat developmental disorders at a younger age. Correct planning of managers in the field of nursing can be effective in timely identification of children's developmental disorders and reducing their prevalence.

Development, Growth, preschool children, Suburban, Urban