Child development assessment tools in low-income and middle-income countries: how can we use them more appropriately?

Sabanathan, Saraswathy, Wills, Bridget and Gladstone, Melissa ORCID: 0000-0002-2579-9301 (2015) Child development assessment tools in low-income and middle-income countries: how can we use them more appropriately? ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD, 100 (5). pp. 482-488.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-308114

Abstract

Global emphasis has shifted beyond reducing child survival rates to improving health and developmental trajectories in childhood. Optimum early childhood experience is believed to allow children to benefit fully from educational opportunities resulting in improved human capital. Investment in early childhood initiatives in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) is increasing. These initiatives use early childhood developmental assessment tools (CDATs) as outcome measures. CDATs are also key measures in the evaluation of programmatic health initiatives in LMICs, influencing public health policy. Interpretation of CDAT outcomes requires understanding of their structure and psychometric properties. This article reviews the structure and main methods of CDAT development with specific considerations when applied in LMICs.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Humans, Mass Screening, Reproducibility of Results, Child Development, Developmental Disabilities, Developing Countries, Poverty, Child Welfare, Socioeconomic Factors, Child, Child, Preschool, Income, Child Health Services
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	10 Jan 2017 09:02
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 07:20
DOI:	10.1136/archdischild-2014-308114
Open Access URL:	http://adc.bmj.com/content/100/5/482.full.pdf
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3005154