Early influences on developmental outcomes among children, at age 5, in Australia’s Northern Territory

Redressing developmental and school learning inequalities among children requires an understanding of the factors that influence development across population groups. This study utilized the 2009 Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) to explore the association of perinatal health and socio-demographic factors with early development of children in the Northern Territory of Australia. The study cohort included 1110 Aboriginal and 812...