Diagnostic accuracy of ASQ for screening of neurodevelopmental delays in low resource countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID) is the most used diagnostic tool to identify neurodevelopmental disorders in children under age 3 but is challenging to use in low-resource countries. The Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) is an easy-to-use, low-cost clinical tool completed by parents/caregivers that screens children for developmental delay. The objective was to determine the performance of ASQ as a screening tool for neurodevelopmental impairment when compared with BSID second edition (BSID-II) for the diagnosis of moderate-to-severe neurodevelopmental impairment among infants at 12 and 18 months of age in low-resource countries.

Methods

Study participants were recruited as part of the First Bites Complementary Feeding trial from the Democratic Repu

SUBMITTER: Manasyan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10230914 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature