Caregiver perceptions of child development in rural Madagascar: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human capital (the knowledge, skills, and health that accumulate over life) can be optimized by investments in early childhood to promote cognitive and language development. Parents and caregivers play a crucial role in the promotion and support of cognitive development in their children. Thus, understanding caregiver perceptions of a child's capabilities and attributes, including intelligence, may enhance investments early in life. To explore this question, we asked caregivers to rank their child's intelligence in comparison with other children in the community, and compared this ranking with children's scores on an assessment of developmental abilities across multiple domains.

Methods

Our study examined cross-sectional data of 3361 children aged 16-42 months in

SUBMITTER: Chung EO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6739938 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature