ReviewJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2009
Community-based interventions to optimize early childhood development in low resource settings.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 103 citations in OpenAlex.
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- What works where? A systematic review of child and adolescent mental health interventions for low and middle income countries.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2013Pooled it
- Investing in mental health and well-being: findings from the DataPrev project.Health promotion international · 2011Pooled it
- Massage therapy for people with HIV/AIDS.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2010Pooled it
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- Randomized trial of early developmental intervention on outcomes in children after birth asphyxia in developing countries.The Journal of pediatrics · 2013Trial
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- 'Being a mother is not child's play': The capabilities of mothers in a low-resource setting in South Africa.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Article
- Maternal time investment in caregiving activities to promote early childhood development: evidence from rural India.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Community-Based Interventions for the Treatment and Management of Conflict-Related Trauma in Low-Middle Income, Conflict-Affected Countries: a Realist Review.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2022Article
- Impact of emollient therapy for preterm infants in the neonatal period on child neurodevelopment in Bangladesh: an observational cohort study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2021Observational
- Mega-map of systematic reviews and evidence and gap maps on the interventions to improve child well-being in low- and middle-income countries.Campbell systematic reviews · 2020Article
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- A Multi-Sectoral Approach Improves Early Child Development in a Disadvantaged Community in Peru: Role of Community Gardens, Nutrition Workshops and Enhanced Caregiver-Child Interaction: Project "Wawa Illari".Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of neurodevelopmental disability among infants in eastern Uganda: a population based study.BMC pediatrics · 2019Article
- The Effects of a Home-based Intervention Conducted by College Students for Young Children with Developmental Delays in Vietnam.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveInterventions targeting the early childhood period (0 to 3 years) help to improve neuro-cognitive functioning throughout life. Some of the more low cost, low resource-intensive community practices for this age-group are play, reading, music and tactile stimulation. This research was conducted to summarize the evidence regarding the effectiveness of such strategies on child development, with particular focus on techniques that may be transferable to developing countries and to children at risk of developing secondary impairments. STUDY
designPubMed, PsycInfo, Embase, ERIC, CINAHL and Cochrane were searched for studies involving the above strategies for early intervention. Reference lists of these studies were scanned and other studies were incorporated based on snow-balling.
resultOverall, 76 articles corresponding to 53 studies, 24 of which were randomized controlled trials, were identified. Sixteen of those studies were from low- and middle-income countries. Play and reading were the two commonest interventions and showed positive impact on intellectual development of the child. Music was evaluated primarily in intensive care settings. Kangaroo Mother Care, and to a lesser extent massage, also showed beneficial effects. Improvement in parent-child interaction was common to all the interventions.
conclusionPlay and reading were effective interventions for early childhood interventions in low- and middle-income countries. More research is needed to judge the effectiveness of music. Kangaroo Mother Care is effective for low birth weight babies in resource poor settings, but further research is needed in community settings. Massage is useful, but needs more rigorous research prior to being advocated for community-level interventions.
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