Exploring the cognitive development of children born to adolescent mothers in South Africa.

ABSTRACT: This study explores the cognitive development of children born to adolescent mothers within South Africa compared to existing reference data, and explores development by child age bands to examine relative levels of development. Cross-sectional analyses present data from 954 adolescents (10-19 years) and their first-born children (0-68 months). All adolescents completed questionnaires relating to themselves and their children, and standardized child cognitive assessments (Mullen Scales of Early Learning) were undertaken. Cognitive development scores of the sample were lower than USA reference population scores and relative performance compared to the reference population was found to decline with increasing child age. When compared to children born to adult mothers in the sub-Saharan Afric

SUBMITTER: Steventon Roberts KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10909423 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature