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

Dangle a wooden ring in front of (, within his/her reach. Ask (${ (ca_fm_q31)

Data file: SavingBrains_BaselineData

Overview

vald 254

invd 0

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 0 - 3

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Dangle a wooden ring in front of ([child_name], within his/her reach. Ask ([child_name] to take the ring. For children younger than 6 months who may have problems focusing on the ring, move a red tassel smoothly from left to right in front of ([child_name]’s eyes. Observe and record ([child_name]’s behavior.

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	0. The child does not look at the object	3	1.2%
1	1. The child looks but does not reach out	0	0%
2	2. The child reaches out and attempts to grasp	3	1.2%
3	3. The child grasps the object successfully	248	97.6%

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

B. FINE MOTOR
At the beginning of this section, say to ([child_name], “We will now play some games which show how you use your hands and fingers.”
VISION
Reaches out for moving object
Materials: Wooden or plastic ring with thread attached, Red tassel

Question post text

N/A

Interviewer instructions

N/A

Description

Text

Whether the child is able to reach out for a moving object

Universe

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