BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The initial years of life are critical for physical growth and
broader cognitive, motor, and socioemotional development, but the magnitude of the link …

Stunting, caused by experiences of chronic nutritional deprivation, affects approximately
25% of children under age five globally (ie, 156 million children). In this review, evidence of …

Background Although 80% of children with disabilities live in developing countries, there are
few culturally appropriate developmental assessment tools available for these settings …

The primary purpose of this toolkit is to provide a resource for researchers from various
disciplines interested in planning and evaluating programs or interventions aimed at …

We define neurodevelopment as the dynamic inter-relationship between genetic, brain,
cognitive, emotional and behavioural processes across the developmental lifespan …

The current study investigated the prevalence and risk factors for poor nutritional status
among children less than 36 months of age in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania. Using a …

Background Several interventions to improve cognition in at risk children have been
suggested. Identification of key variables predicting cognition is necessary to guide these …

Methods The study consisted of 10 focus group discussions (FGDs) of between eight and
ten mothers each, in a rural coastal community in Kenya. A grounded theory approach was …

Abstract Background In Burkina Faso, stunting affects children and is a public health
problem. We studied the association between stunting and child's neuro-psychological …

Neurodevelopmental delay, neurodisability, and malnutrition interact to contribute a
significant burden of disease in global settings. Assessments which are well integrated with …