Exploring the use of mobile phone technology for optimizing, tracking and responding to children's developmental progress in Korogocho, Nairobi, Kenya, Saving Brains
Ask the mother, “Is your child able to feed him/herself?” “Does s/he use his hands or a spoon?” “Does some of the food spill when s/he is eating?”
Categories
Value
Category
Cases
0
0. The child is unable to feed him/herself
40
15.7%
1
1. The child tries to feed him/herself unsuccessfully
34
13.4%
2
2. The child spills food on him/herself or on the floor and is clumsy while feed
170
66.9%
3
3. The child is able to use his/her hands to feed him/herself without any spilla
10
3.9%
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Question pretext
At the beginning of this section, say to the mother, "We will now talk about those activities which your child can do for him/herself, and those for which s/he requires assistance."
Feeds self
Question post text
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Interviewer instructions
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Description
Text
Whether the child is able to feed him/herself, whether he/she uses his hands or spoon and whether he or she spills some food when he/she is eating
Universe
Young mother including adolescents of children under the age of three years.
