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Development and Growth Status of Children (6- 60 months of age) in Extreme Poverty in Jimma Town of Ethiopia: Effects of Developmental Stimulation. (R-8137)

Children living in a resource-limited context such as Ethiopia have developmental problems. It is not yet clear whether home-based developmental stimulation can help reduce the problems. The main objective of the present study was to examine the effects of play-oriented intervention integrated into basic services on the developmental performances of children living in extreme poverty. A randomized controlled trail design will be used. Eligible children under five will receive home-based developmental stimulation in addition to the basic services to be provided to children in both groups. Personal social, language, fine and gross motor outcomes will be assessed with Denver II-Jimma, and social-emotional outcomes will be obtained using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional (ASQ: SE). Information about sociodemographic characteristics will be collected with a structured questionnaire. Anthropometric methods will be used to determine nutritional status. The effects of the intervention on the outcomes over the study period and group differences in change over time will be examined using Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE).
Date:20 Oct 2017 →  31 Dec 2018
Keywords:Pediatric rehabilitation
Disciplines:Morphological sciences