Adapting Child Development Assessment Tools to the Rural Indian Context.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Child development assessment tests serve many purposes, including educational placement, identifying cognitive weaknesses, and initiating early interventions. Much of the research associated with developmental testing has been conducted in high-income countries, offering limited guidance on adapting these tests to other settings.

Objectives

As part of the first phase of a study exploring the impact of childhood vaccines on cognition and school attainment, we aimed to assess the feasibility of enrolling children from the community, documenting immunization, and conducting child development assessments for children between 18 months and 8 years of age in a rural setting in Haryana, India.

Methods

To ensure assessments are optimally tailored to the context, ch

SUBMITTER: Chandrashekhar R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11430156 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature