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ArticleJournal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2017

Predictors and pathways of language and motor development in four prospective cohorts of young children in Ghana, Malawi, and Burkina Faso.

Elizabeth L Prado, Souheila Abbeddou, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Mary Arimond, Per Ashorn, Ulla Ashorn, Jaden Bendabenda, Kenneth H Brown, Sonja Y Hess, Emma Kortekangas and 13 more

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Article in Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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50 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 8 institutions in 6 countries.

Elizabeth L PradoDepartment of Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
Souheila AbbeddouDepartment of Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
Seth Adu-AfarwuahDepartment of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Legon Accra, Ghana.
Mary ArimondDepartment of Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
Per AshornCenter for Child Health Research, School of Medicine and Tampere University Hospital, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
Ulla AshornCenter for Child Health Research, School of Medicine and Tampere University Hospital, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
Jaden BendabendaCenter for Child Health Research, School of Medicine and Tampere University Hospital, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
Kenneth H BrownDepartment of Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
Sonja Y HessDepartment of Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
Emma KortekangasCenter for Child Health Research, School of Medicine and Tampere University Hospital, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
Anna LarteyDepartment of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Legon Accra, Ghana.
Kenneth MaletaSchool of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi.
Brietta M OaksDepartment of Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
Eugenia OcanseyDepartment of Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
Harriet OkronipaDepartment of Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
Jean Bosco OuédraogoInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé/DRO, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
Anna PulakkaCenter for Child Health Research, School of Medicine and Tampere University Hospital, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
Jérôme W SoméDepartment of Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
Christine P StewartDepartment of Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
Robert C StewartDivison of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Stephen A VostiDepartment of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
Elizabeth Yakes JimenezCenter for Education Policy Research, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Kathryn G DeweyDepartment of Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
University of California, Davis · USTampere University Hospital · FIUniversity of Ghana · GHUniversity of Malawi · MWInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé · BFUniversity of Edinburgh · GBUniversity of New Mexico · USUniversity of Turku · FI

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious reviews have identified 44 risk factors for poor early child development (ECD) in low- and middle-income countries. Further understanding of their relative influence and pathways is needed to inform the design of interventions targeting ECD.

methodsWe conducted path analyses of factors associated with 18-month language and motor development in four prospective cohorts of children who participated in trials conducted as part of the International Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (iLiNS) Project in Ghana (n = 1,023), Malawi (n = 675 and 1,385), and Burkina Faso (n = 1,122). In two cohorts, women were enrolled during pregnancy. In two cohorts, infants were enrolled at 6 or 9 months. In multiple linear regression and structural equation models (SEM), we examined 22 out of 44 factors identified in previous reviews, plus 12 additional factors expected to be associated with ECD.

resultsOut of 42 indicators of the 34 factors examined, 6 were associated with 18-month language and/or motor development in 3 or 4 cohorts: child linear and ponderal growth, variety of play materials, activities with caregivers, dietary diversity, and child hemoglobin/iron status. Factors that were not associated with child development were indicators of maternal Hb/iron status, maternal illness and inflammation during pregnancy, maternal perceived stress and depression, exclusive breastfeeding during 6 months postpartum, and child diarrhea, fever, malaria, and acute respiratory infections. Associations between socioeconomic status and language development were consistently mediated to a greater extent by caregiving practices than by maternal or child biomedical conditions, while this pattern for motor development was not consistent across cohorts.

conclusionsKey elements of interventions to ensure quality ECD are likely to be promotion of caregiver activities with children, a variety of play materials, and a diverse diet, and prevention of faltering in linear and ponderal growth and improvement in child hemoglobin/iron status.

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Child RearingModels, StatisticalBurkina FasoChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolFemaleGhanaHemoglobinsHumansInfantIronLanguage DevelopmentMalawiMaleMaternal HealthProspective StudiesHemoglobinsIrongrowthiLiNS ProjectLanguage developmentlipid-based nutrient supplementslow- and middle-income countriesmotor developmentnutritionrisk factorsstimulation

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