THE CORRELATION BETWEEN HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE AND THE LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE IN CHILDREN WITH MENTAL RETARDATION

Presented by

Tea Febriana Dewi

20100310171

Faculty of Medicine & Health Science

Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta

2013

INTRODUCTION

Background

Prevalence of Mental Retardation

The knowledge about intelligence level of

mental retardation in children

Research Question

Is there correlation

between head cicumference and

the level of intelligence in children with

mental retardation?

The Aim of Research

Correlation between head circumference and the level of intelligence in children with

mental retardation?

D. Research Benefit

Giving scientific evidence

E. The Originality Of Research

The old research The new research

J.philippe & C.Davison (2009)Whole Brain Size and General Mental Ability

Daniza et al., (2003)Head Size and Intelligence, Learning, Nutritional Status and Brain Development Head, IQ, Learning, Nutrition and Brain

Similar: to know the level intelligence with head size

Difference: to know the correlation with whole brain, measured external and internal skull dimensions

LITERATURE REVIEW

B. Conceptual Framework

Nutritional status

Parenting

Golden age

Education of parent

Eksternal Factor

Level of intelligence

Economic sosio

Hippocampus and

amygdala

Head circumferenc

e

Internal factor

C. Hypothesis

There is a correlation between head circumference and intelligence in children with

mental retardation

RESEARCH METHOD

Research desaign Observasional analytic Cross SectionalPlace and Time

SLB in Yogyakarta Juli-Desember

Population and sample

Population: mental retardation in children in Sekolah Luar Biasa Negeri inYogyakarta Sample: total sampling

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria

a. Mental retardation in SLBN Yogyakarta

b. Healthyc. Secondary data

a. Hydrocephalus

b. Absentc. No data secondary

D. Variable of research

Independent variable

Dependent variable

Level of Intelligence

Head Circumference

E. Operational Definition

Head Circumference

Level of intelligence

F. Research Instrument

Measuring tape with accuracy figures 0.1 cm, ratio scale

Procedure

Asking for permissio

nHead

circumference

Secondary data

Analyze data

DATA ANALYSIS

Normality Test (shapiro wilk)

Head circumference

Pearson

Result

Cross sectional P= 0,897

(p >0,05)

Discussion

Conclusion

There are not relation between head circumference and the level of intelligence

in mental retardation children

Suggestion

1. Further research needs to be done regarding corellation between head cicumference and the level of intelligence in mental retardartion children

2. Further research needs more samples

Thank you so much