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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The MAL-ED cohort study: Methods and lessons learned when assessing early child development and caregiving mediators in infants and young children in 8 low-and middle-income countries
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 59, Year 2014
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Description
More epidemiological data are needed on risk and protective factors for child development. In The Etiology, Risk Factors and Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences for Child Health and Development (MAL-ED) cohort study, we assessed child development in a harmonious manner across 8 sites in Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, South Africa, and Tanzania. From birth to 24 months, development and language acquisition were assessed via the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development and a modified MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory. Other measures were infant temperament, the child's environment, maternal psychological adjustment, and maternal reasoning abilities. We developed standard operating procedures and used multiple techniques to ensure appropriate adaptation and quality assurance across the sites. Test adaptation required significant time and human resources but is essential for data quality; funders should support this step in future studies. At the end of this study, we will have a portfolio of culturally adapted instruments for child development studies with examination of psychometric properties of each tool used. © 2014 The Author.
Available Materials
https://efashare.b-cdn.net/share/pmc/articles/PMC4204608/bin/supp_59_suppl-4_S261__index.html
https://efashare.b-cdn.net/share/pmc/articles/PMC4204608/bin/supp_ciu437_ciu437supp.docx
Authors & Co-Authors
Murray-Kolb, Laura E.
United States, University Park
Pennsylvania State University
Rasmussen, Zeba A.
United States, Bethesda
National Institutes of Health Nih
Scharf, Rebecca J.
United States, Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Rasheed, Muneera Abdul
Pakistan, Karachi
The Aga Khan University
Svensen, Erling
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
Tanzania, Mbulu
Haydom Lutheran Hospital
Seidman, Jessica C.
United States, Bethesda
National Institutes of Health Nih
Tofail, Fahmida
Bangladesh, Dhaka
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh
Koshy, Beena
India, Vellore
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Shrestha, Rita
Nepal, Kathmandu
Tribhuvan University
Thailand, Bangkok
Royal Thai Army
Maphula, Angelina
South Africa, Thohoyandou
University of Venda
Vasquez, Angel Orbe
Peru, Lima
Asociacion Benefica Prisma Lima
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
da Costa, Hilda Pinheiro
Brazil, Fortaleza
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Yousafzai, Aisha Khizar
Pakistan, Karachi
The Aga Khan University
Oriá, Reinaldo B.
Brazil, Fortaleza
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Roshan, Reeba
India, Vellore
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Bayyo, Eliwaza B.
Tanzania, Mbulu
Haydom Lutheran Hospital
Kosek, Margaret N.
Peru, Lima
Asociacion Benefica Prisma Lima
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Shrestha, Sanjaya Kumar
Nepal, Kathmandu
Tribhuvan University
Thailand, Bangkok
Royal Thai Army
Schaefer, Barbara A.
United States, University Park
Pennsylvania State University
Bessong, Pascal Obong
South Africa, Thohoyandou
University of Venda
Ahmed, Tahmeed J.
India, Vellore
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Lang, Dennis R.
United States, Bethesda
National Institutes of Health Nih
Acosta, Angel Mendez
Unknown Affiliation
de Burga, Rosa Rios
Unknown Affiliation
Chávez, Cesar Banda
Unknown Affiliation
Flores, Julian Torres
Unknown Affiliation
Olotegui, Maribel Paredes
Unknown Affiliation
Pinedo, Silvia Rengifo
Unknown Affiliation
Salas, Mery Siguas
Unknown Affiliation
Trigoso, Dixner Rengifo
Unknown Affiliation
Alam, Didar
Unknown Affiliation
Ali, Asad S.
Unknown Affiliation
Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.
Unknown Affiliation
Qureshi, Shahida Mumtaz
Unknown Affiliation
Rasheed, Muneera A.
Unknown Affiliation
Soofi, Sajid Bashir
Unknown Affiliation
Turab, Ali
Unknown Affiliation
Zaidi, Anita Kaniz Mehdi
Unknown Affiliation
Bodhidatta, Ladaporn
Unknown Affiliation
Mason, Carl Jeffries
Unknown Affiliation
Babji, Sudhir
Unknown Affiliation
Bose, Anuradha
Unknown Affiliation
George, Ajila T.
Unknown Affiliation
Hariraju, Dinesh
Unknown Affiliation
Jennifer, Mats Steffi
Unknown Affiliation
John, Sushil Mathew
Unknown Affiliation
Kaki, Shiny
Unknown Affiliation
Kang, Gagandeep
Unknown Affiliation
Karunakaran, Priyadarshani
Unknown Affiliation
Koshy, Beena
Unknown Affiliation
Lazarus, Robin Penugula
Unknown Affiliation
Muliyil, Jayaprakash
Unknown Affiliation
Mohan, Venkata Raghava
Unknown Affiliation
Raju, Sophy
Unknown Affiliation
Ramachandran, Anup
Unknown Affiliation
Ramadas, Rakhi
Unknown Affiliation
Ramanujam, Karthikeyan
Unknown Affiliation
Bose, Anuradha
Unknown Affiliation
Sharma, Srujan Lam
Unknown Affiliation
Shanmuga Sundaram, E.
Unknown Affiliation
Thomas, Rahul Jacob
Unknown Affiliation
Pan, William K.Y.
Unknown Affiliation
Ambikapathi, Ramya
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Carreon, Joseph Daniel
Unknown Affiliation
Charu, Vivek
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Doan, Viyada
Unknown Affiliation
Graham, Jhanelle
Unknown Affiliation
Hoest, Christel
Unknown Affiliation
Knobler, Stacey L.
Unknown Affiliation
Lang, Dennis R.
Unknown Affiliation
McCormick, Benjamin J.J.
Unknown Affiliation
McGrath, Monica
Unknown Affiliation
Miller, Mark A.
Unknown Affiliation
Mohale, Archana
Unknown Affiliation
Nayyar, Gaurvika M.L.
Unknown Affiliation
Psaki, Stephanie R.
Unknown Affiliation
Rasmussen, Zeba A.
Unknown Affiliation
Richard, Stephanie A.
Unknown Affiliation
Seidman, Jessica C.
Unknown Affiliation
Wang, Vivian Ota
Unknown Affiliation
Blank, Rebecca R.
Unknown Affiliation
Gottlieb, Michael
Unknown Affiliation
Tountas, Karen H.
Unknown Affiliation
Amour, Caroline
Unknown Affiliation
Bayyo, Eliwaza
Unknown Affiliation
Mduma, Estomih R.
Unknown Affiliation
Mvungi, Regisiana
Unknown Affiliation
Nshama, Rosemary P.
Unknown Affiliation
Pascal, John
Unknown Affiliation
Swema, Buliga Mujaga
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Yarrot, Ladislaus Blacy
Unknown Affiliation
Ahmed, Tahmeed
Unknown Affiliation
Shamsir Ahmed, Abul Mansur
Unknown Affiliation
Haque, Rashidul
Unknown Affiliation
Hossain, Iqbal
Unknown Affiliation
Islam, Mohammad Munirul
Unknown Affiliation
Mahfuz, Mustafa U.
Unknown Affiliation
Mondal, Dinesh K.
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Chandyo, Ram Krishna
Unknown Affiliation
Shrestha, Prakash Sunder
Unknown Affiliation
Ulak, Manjeswori
Unknown Affiliation
Bauck, Aubrey
Unknown Affiliation
Black, Robert E.
Unknown Affiliation
Caulfield, Laura E.
Unknown Affiliation
Checkley, William N.
Unknown Affiliation
Lee, Gwenyth O.Neill
Unknown Affiliation
Schulze, Kerry J.
Unknown Affiliation
Yori, Pablo Peñataro
Unknown Affiliation
Murray-Kolb, Laura E.
Unknown Affiliation
Ross, A. Catharine
Unknown Affiliation
Simons, Suzanne
Unknown Affiliation
Pendergast, Laura L.
Unknown Affiliation
Abreu, Claúdia B.
Unknown Affiliation
Costa, Hilda
Unknown Affiliation
Moura, Alessandra Di
Unknown Affiliation
Filho, José Quirino S.
Unknown Affiliation
Havt, Alexandre
Unknown Affiliation
Leite, Álvaro Jorge Madeiro
Unknown Affiliation
Moreira Lima, Aldo Ângelo
Unknown Affiliation
Lima, Noélia Leal
Unknown Affiliation
Lima, Ila Fernanda Nunes
Unknown Affiliation
MacIel, Bruna Leal Lima
Unknown Affiliation
Medeiros, Pedro Henrique Quintela Soares
Unknown Affiliation
Moraes, Milena L.
Unknown Affiliation
Mota, Francisco Suetônio Bastos
Unknown Affiliation
Quetz, Josiane S.
Unknown Affiliation
Soares, Alberto Melo
Unknown Affiliation
Mota, Rosa Maria Salani
Unknown Affiliation
Patil, Crystal L.
Unknown Affiliation
Bessong, Pascal
Unknown Affiliation
Mahopo, Cloupas
Unknown Affiliation
Nyathi, Emanuel
Unknown Affiliation
Samie, Amidou
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 62
Authors: 133
Affiliations: 14
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/cid/ciu437
ISSN:
10584838
Research Areas
Food Security
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
South Africa
Tanzania