Journal article
Validation of the Infant and Young Child Development (IYCD) Indicators in Three Countries: Brazil, Malawi and Pakistan
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The early childhood years provide an important window of opportunity to build strong foundations for future development. One impediment to global progress is a lack of population-based measurement tools to provide reliable estimates of developmental status. We aimed to field test and validate a newly created tool for this purpose.
METHODS: We assessed attainment of 121 Infant and Young Child Development (IYCD) items in 269 children …
Authors
Gladstone M; Lancaster G; McCray G; Cavallera V; Alves CRL; Maliwichi L; Rasheed MA; Dua T; Janus M; Kariger P
Journal
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 18, No. 11,
Publisher
MDPI
DOI
10.3390/ijerph18116117
ISSN
1661-7827