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

For children younger than 12 months and who are not able to stand on their own, (ca_gm_q8)

Data file: SavingBrains_BaselineData

Overview

vald 254

invd 0

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 0 - 3

Questions and instructions

Literal question

For children younger than 12 months and who are not able to stand on their own, hold ([child_name] standing taking all the weight under ([child_name]’s arms. Gradually release until ([child_name] is holding his/her own weight. Ask the mother if ([child_name] is able to stand while holding onto furniture or other form of support.

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	0. The child is not able to take his/her full weight or to firmly place both fee	10	3.9%
1	1. The child pushes down with feet on the floor when held	10	3.9%
2	2. The child supports his/her whole weight on legs when held	13	5.1%
3	3. The child stands while holding on to furniture or object for 10 seconds or mo	221	87%

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.

STATIC BALANCE

Stands with support

Question post text

N/A

Interviewer instructions

N/A

Description

Text

Whether the child is able to stand while holding onto furniture or other form of support

Universe

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