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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Socioeconomic status, anthropometric status, and psychomotor development of Kenyan children from resource-limited settings: A path-analytic study
Early Human Development, Volume 84, No. 9, Year 2008
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Background: Sub-optimal physical growth has been suggested as a key pathway between the effect of environmental risk and developmental outcome. Aim: To determine if anthropometric status mediates the relation between socioeconomic status and psychomotor development of young children in resource-limited settings. Study design: A cross-sectional study design was used. Subjects: A total of 204 (105 girls) children from two resource-limited communities in the Coast Province, Kenya. The mean age of these children was 29 months (SD = 3.43; range: 24-35 months). Outcome measure: Psychomotor functioning was assessed using a locally developed and validated measure, the Kilifi Developmental Inventory. Results: A significant association was found between anthropometric status (as measured by weight-for-age, height-for-age, mid-upper arm circumference, and head circumference) and psychomotor functioning and also between socioeconomic status and anthropometric status; no direct effects were found between socioeconomic status and developmental outcome. The models showed that weight, height and to a lesser extent mid-upper arm circumference mediate the relation between socioeconomic status and developmental outcome, while head circumference did not show the same effect. Conclusion: Among children under 3 years living in poverty, anthropometric status shows a clear association with psychomotor development while socioeconomic status may only have an indirect association. © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Abubakar, Amina A.
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Van De Vijver, Fons J.R.
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van Baar, Anneloes L.
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Mbonani, Leonard
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Kalu, Raphael
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Newton, Charles R.J.C.
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Holding, Penny A.
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Statistics
Citations: 64
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2008.02.003
ISSN:
03783782
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Kenya
Participants Gender
Female