Comparing Two Early Child Development Assessment Tools in Rural Limpopo, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Providing increased cognitive stimulation or learning opportunities to young children significantly increases cognitive and social-emotional competence later in life. This study aims to determine the acceptability of a pediatric assessment tool to track early child development (ECD) in a rural health district in Limpopo, South Africa.

Methods

A total of 11 primary health nurses from the region in two focus groups were selected to learn and compare two ECD assessment tools: the Cognitive Adaptive Test/Clinical Linguistic and Auditory Milestone Scale (CAT/CLAMS) and Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ). Data were analyzed using versus coding to compare between the two focus groups and between ASQ and CAT/CLAMS.

Results

The major categories that emerged from th

SUBMITTER: Milbrath G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7204218 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature