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

Present the ball to ( and say, 'Letâ€™s play with this ball.' The ba (ca_gm_q23)

Data file: SavingBrains_BaselineData

Overview

vald 254

invd 0

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 0 - 3

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Present the ball to ([child_name] and say, “Let’s play with this ball.” The ball should be thrown purposively (i.e. travels toward the target person). If the ball just drops in front of ([child_name], score accordingly

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	0. The child is not able to release the ball or does not attempt	39	15.4%
1	1. The child attempts to release the ball purposefully but the ball just drops	78	30.7%
2	2. The child releases the ball once or twice, in the direction of the target per	42	16.5%
3	3. The child releases the ball 3 or more times, in the direction of the target p	95	37.4%

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.

MOTOR COORDINATION
For throwing and catching, stand approximately the length of the mat away from ([child_name]. A sibling or mother can always be included in the game.

Releases a ball purposefully

Materials: A ball

Question post text

N/A

Interviewer instructions

N/A

Description

Text

Whether the child is able to release a ball purposefully

Universe

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