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

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Data file: SavingBrains_BaselineData

Overview

vald 254

invd 0

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 0 - 3

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Demonstrate pulling a toy with a long cord attached to it while walking backwards and say to ([child_name], “Let’s walk backwards like this.” Walk in a straight line. Say to ([child_name], ‘Let’s walk together.” Practice with ([child_name] while giving all the necessary support. Encourage ([child_name] to attempt the task alone. Stop if ([child_name] is unable to perform the task after 3 trials.

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	0. The child does not attempt to take even one step backwards	89	35%
1	1. The child attempts to walk backwards but is not able to take at least one ste	18	7.1%
2	2. The child walks backwards with support/for less than length of mat	22	8.7%
3	3. The child walks backwards without support/for the length of mat	125	49.2%

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.

Walks backwards

Materials: Toy with string

Question post text

N/A

Interviewer instructions

N/A

Description

Text

Whether the child is able to walk backwards as demonstrated by an assessor

Universe

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