The impact of prematurity and maternal socioeconomic status and education level on achievement-test scores up to 8.sup.th grade

The impact of prematurity and maternal socioeconomic status and education level on achievement-test scores up to 8.sup.th grade

The relative influence of prematurity vs. maternal social factors (socioeconomic status and education level) on academic performance has rarely been examined. To examine the impact of prematurity and maternal social factors on academic performance from 3.sup.rd through 8.sup.th grade. We conducted a...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2018-05, Vol.13 (5), p.e0198083
Hauptverfasser: ElHassan, Nahed O, Bai, Shasha, Gibson, Neal, Holland, Greg, Robbins, James M, Kaiser, Jeffrey R
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Sprache:eng
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Academic achievement
Analysis
Influence
Premature birth
Social class
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Zusammenfassung:The relative influence of prematurity vs. maternal social factors (socioeconomic status and education level) on academic performance has rarely been examined. To examine the impact of prematurity and maternal social factors on academic performance from 3.sup.rd through 8.sup.th grade. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of infants born in 1998 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The study sample included 58 extremely low gestational age newborns (ELGANs, 23-
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0198083