Early detection of neurodevelopmental disorders in African children living in informal settlements in Nairobi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) are at a substantially increased risk of delayed physical, emotional and sociocognitive outcomes, with consequential neurodevelopmental disorders. Evidence based, cost-effective and culturally appropriate screening tools are recommended for early identification of developmental disorders.

Methods

The present study aims to assess the feasibility of early screening for neurodevelopmental disorders in children living in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya (Korogocho). The selected tools (ie, the CDC checklist and the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised (M-CHAT-R)), widely used in high-income countries, are applied in two different populations: one from Kenya (LMIC) and one from Italy, to com

SUBMITTER: Segre G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10619007 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature