Exploring the use of mobile phone technology for optimizing, tracking and responding to children's developmental progress in Korogocho, Nairobi, Kenya, Saving Brains

KENYA, 2019
Human Development (HD)

Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo

CSV JSON

Place a toy on the mat in front of ( an armâ€™s length away. Ask ($ (ca_gm_q6)

Data file: SavingBrains_BaselineData

Overview

vald 254

invd 0

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 0 - 3

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Place a toy on the mat in front of ([child_name] an arm’s length away. Ask ([child_name] to take the toy. ([child_name] must move forward to pick up the toy and then return to a sitting position, without losing balance or needing a hand to remain upright. To score at the highest level, ([child_name] must pick the toy with one hand.

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	0. The child is not able	1	0.4%
1	1. The child attempts but is unsuccessful	4	1.6%
2	2. The child can reach out with two hands but is not stable	7	2.8%
3	3. The child can steadily reach out and return to a sitting position and uses on	242	95.3%

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

Introduce this section to [child_name] by saying:
We will have some activities and games which show how you use various parts of your body.

SITTING

Can reach out and return to sitting position

Question post text

N/A

Interviewer instructions

N/A

Description

Text

Whether the child is able to take a toy placed in front of him/her and then returns to a sitting position without losing balance or needing a hand to remain upright.

Universe

Children (of young mothers or adolescents) under the age of three years or young mothers including adolescents