The developmental delay in children 4 to 24 months referred to health centers

Infants' development is a dynamic process that has multiplestages. disorders of growth and development are as one of the most common problems in the process of infant development. this study aimed to determine the developmental level of infants less than two years who were referred to the health care centers of kurdistan university of medical sciences, iran. this study was descriptive cross-sectional which was done on 397 infants 4-24 months of systematic sampling by standard age & stages questionnaires. the prevalence of developmental delay in infants 4 to 24 months on average was 4.8; 203 girls and 194 boys, in other words 3.9 and 5.7 percent have developmental delay. the prevalence of developmental delay was 11.4% in 4 months infants in 4 domains, 5.7% in 6 months infants in two domains, 34.4% in 18 months infants in three domains, and 5% in 24 months infants in 1 domain. according to this study, the developmental delay wasin an acceptable level, however, it increased dramatically at the age of 18 months. the highest level of developmental delay was observed in fine motor. parental training and encouraging primarycare providers such as family physicians and pediatricians can increase early detection and reduce prevalence developmental delay in infants.