Growth, behavior, development and intelligence in rural children between 1-3 years of life.
DK Agarwal, A Awasthy, SK Upadhyay, P Singh… - Indian …, 1992 - europepmc.org
Indian pediatrics, 1992•europepmc.org
In a rural cohort of 625 children registered from 1981 to 1983 in 10 villages of KV Block,
Varanasi, 196 children were assessed for physical growth, development, intelligence and
concept development between 1 and 3 years of age. Home environment was also assessed
using Caldwell Home inventory. These rural children remained below 3rd centile of NCHS
standard for weight, height, skull and mid-arm circumferences throughout the study.
Malnourished children scored poorly in all the areas of development, ie, motor, adaptive …
Varanasi, 196 children were assessed for physical growth, development, intelligence and
concept development between 1 and 3 years of age. Home environment was also assessed
using Caldwell Home inventory. These rural children remained below 3rd centile of NCHS
standard for weight, height, skull and mid-arm circumferences throughout the study.
Malnourished children scored poorly in all the areas of development, ie, motor, adaptive …
In a rural cohort of 625 children registered from 1981 to 1983 in 10 villages of KV Block, Varanasi, 196 children were assessed for physical growth, development, intelligence and concept development between 1 and 3 years of age. Home environment was also assessed using Caldwell Home inventory. These rural children remained below 3rd centile of NCHS standard for weight, height, skull and mid-arm circumferences throughout the study. Malnourished children scored poorly in all the areas of development, ie, motor, adaptive, language and personal social, 9% in Grade I and 16.6% children in Grade II+ III had IQ less than 79 (inferior). Concept for color shape and size was poorly developed in malnourished children. Maternal involvement and stimulation was strongly associated with better behavior development and intelligence. Multiple regression analysis showed that the effect of home environment on development and intelligence was of a higher magnitude as compared to status and family variables and nutritional status during 1-3 years of age.
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