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More or Less Equal? New teaching resources based on Young Lives data
More or Less Equal? New teaching resources based on Young Lives data

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Maternal mental health, and child growth and development, in four low-income and middle-income countries
Objective

Extend analyses of maternal mental health and infant growth in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to children through age eight years, and broaden analyses to cognitive and psychosocial outcomes.

Design

Community-based longitudinal cohort study in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. Surveys and anthropometric assessments were carried out when the children were approximately ages 1, 5 and 8 years. Risk of maternal common mental disorders (rCMDs) was assessed with the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ)-20 (score ≥8).

Maternal mental health, and child growth and development, in four low-income and middle-income countries
Objective

Extend analyses of maternal mental health and infant growth in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to children through age eight years, and broaden analyses to cognitive and psychosocial outcomes.

Design

Community-based longitudinal cohort study in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. Surveys and anthropometric assessments were carried out when the children were approximately ages 1, 5 and 8 years. Risk of maternal common mental disorders (rCMDs) was assessed with the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ)-20 (score ≥8).

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More or Less Equal? New teaching resources based on Young Lives data
More or Less Equal? New teaching resources based on Young Lives data
Endeavours to improve adolescent lives: a range of South Asian evaluations
Endeavours to improve adolescent lives: a range of South Asian evaluations
We’ve reached the end of the MDG period – are children better off?
We’ve reached the end of the MDG period – are children better off?

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Does Pre-school Improve Cognitive Abilities among Children with Early-life Stunting?

Several studies in developing countries have found that children who experience growth faltering in the first years of life show lower cognitive abilities than their peers. In this study, we use the Young Lives longitudinal dataset in Peru to analyse whether attending pre-school affects cognitive abilities at age 5 years, and if there is an interaction with HAZ at age 1 year. Using instrumental variables we found, for receptive vocabulary, a positive effect of attending Jardines (formal pre-schools); the effect of attending PRONOEI (community-based) pre-schools was not significant.

Does Pre-school Improve Cognitive Abilities among Children with Early-life Stunting?

Several studies in developing countries have found that children who experience growth faltering in the first years of life show lower cognitive abilities than their peers. In this study, we use the Young Lives longitudinal dataset in Peru to analyse whether attending pre-school affects cognitive abilities at age 5 years, and if there is an interaction with HAZ at age 1 year. Using instrumental variables we found, for receptive vocabulary, a positive effect of attending Jardines (formal pre-schools); the effect of attending PRONOEI (community-based) pre-schools was not significant.

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We’ve reached the end of the MDGs – so, are children better off?
We’ve reached the end of the MDGs – so, are children better off?
E-newsletter 19 - December 2015
E-newsletter 19 - December 2015

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Dietary Diversity in the Everyday Lives of Children in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India

This paper investigates young people’s and their caregivers’ experiences of food insecurity, diet and eating practices in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It also provides original child-focused evidence on perceptions of government food programmes such as the Midday Meal Scheme and the Targeted Public Distribution System. The paper analyses three rounds of longitudinal qualitative data and one round of survey data from Young Lives. We found that:

Dietary Diversity in the Everyday Lives of Children in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India

This paper investigates young people’s and their caregivers’ experiences of food insecurity, diet and eating practices in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It also provides original child-focused evidence on perceptions of government food programmes such as the Midday Meal Scheme and the Targeted Public Distribution System. The paper analyses three rounds of longitudinal qualitative data and one round of survey data from Young Lives. We found that:

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From #MDGs to #SDGs - better policies for children
From #MDGs to #SDGs - better policies for children
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