2017
Predictors and pathways of language and motor development in four prospective cohorts of young children in Ghana, Malawi, and Burkina Faso
Prado E, Abbeddou S, Adu‐Afarwuah S, Arimond M, Ashorn P, Ashorn U, Bendabenda J, Brown K, Hess S, Kortekangas E, Lartey A, Maleta K, Oaks B, Ocansey E, Okronipa H, Ouédraogo J, Pulakka A, Somé J, Stewart C, Stewart R, Vosti S, Jimenez E, Dewey K. Predictors and pathways of language and motor development in four prospective cohorts of young children in Ghana, Malawi, and Burkina Faso. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2017, 58: 1264-1275. PMID: 28543426, PMCID: PMC5697619, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly child developmentIron statusMotor developmentProspective cohortPonderal growthAcute respiratory infectionsInternational LipidMaternal illnessExclusive breastfeedingMiddle-income countriesRespiratory infectionsPrevious reviewsMonths postpartumRisk factorsChild diarrheaCohortDesign of interventionsSocioeconomic statusCaregiver activitiesChild developmentPregnancyYoung childrenBurkina FasoDietary diversityChildren
2016
Linear Growth and Child Development in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Malawi
Prado E, Abbeddou S, Adu-Afarwuah S, Arimond M, Ashorn P, Ashorn U, Brown K, Hess S, Lartey A, Maleta K, Ocansey E, Ouédraogo J, Phuka J, Somé J, Vosti S, Jimenez E, Dewey K. Linear Growth and Child Development in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Malawi. Pediatrics 2016, 138: e20154698. PMID: 27474016, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-4698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonal-social developmentDevelopmental stimulationAge z-scoreAge 18 monthsMaternal supplementationLinear growthNutritional supplementationGrowth falteringEarly infancyZ-scoreMotor developmentAdjusted estimatesBurkina FasoMonthsBirthChild developmentMotor skillsChildrenSDAssociationExecutive functionSupplementationStimulationExecutive function developmentPoor development