Publication: Better Social-emotional Behavior in Young Nepali Children is Associated with Household Wealth, Child Age, and Family Participation in a Community Development Intervention
| creativeworkseries.issn | 1812-2027 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Miller, LC | |
| dc.contributor.author | Neupane, S | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shrestha, M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Joshi, N | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lohani, M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Thorne-Lyman, A | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-05T07:39:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-05T07:39:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description | Miller LC,1 Neupane S,2 Shrestha M,3 Joshi N,4 Lohani M,5 Thorne-Lyman A6 1Department of Pediatrics Tufts Medical Center and Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, 800 Washington St., Boston MA 02111, USA 2 Program Manager, Division of Poverty, Health and Nutrition. International Food Policy Research Institute, Block C, NASC Complex, DPS Marg Opposite Todapur, Pusa, New Delhi 110012 3Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Kathmandu, Nepal 4Senior Director of Asia Programs 5Senior Vice President of Programs Heifer International, 1 World Ave, Little Rock AR 72202, USA. 5Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room E2545, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA | |
| dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT Background Mental health and behavior problems are under-recognized in low- and middle- income countries, especially in young children. Early identification of these problems could encourage governments to address the shortages of child mental health professionals and promote early intervention programs to help children achieve their full developmental potential. Objective Describe the social-emotional development of young rural Nepali children; explore risk factors for poor development. Method The study was embedded in a longitudinal intervention trial comparing control households with those who received training in family nutrition+livestock management (Partial Package) or family nutrition+livestock management+community mobilization (Full Package). At midline, enumerators completed a 145-item household questionnaire, child anthropometry, and Administered the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-Social-Emotional (ASQ-SE) to all enrolled children age 33-47 months (n=310). Bivariate and regression analyses examined the relationship of child and household risk factors to administered the Ages and Stages Questionnaire- Social-Emotional scores. Result Administered the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-Social-Emotional scores were below age cutoffs in 24% of children, suggesting worse social-emotional development. In bivariate analyses and the adjusted linear regression model, older child age, greater household wealth, and Full Package Intervention status were all associated with better social-emotional development scores. Partial Package Intervention status was associated with worse scores. Conclusion The Administered the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-Social-Emotional is a potential tool to assess child social-emotional development in the context of household and community level interventions. Further work is necessary to validate the administered the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-Social-Emotional and similar tools in Nepal, and to better understand the prevalence of challenges to optimal social- emotional development in young children in order to use this information to design and monitor needed interventions. KEY WORDS Child development, Community, Developing countries, Social behavior | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/4048 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Kathmandu University | |
| dc.subject | Child development | |
| dc.subject | Community | |
| dc.subject | Developing countries | |
| dc.subject | Social behavior | |
| dc.title | Better Social-emotional Behavior in Young Nepali Children is Associated with Household Wealth, Child Age, and Family Participation in a Community Development Intervention | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 206 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 197 | |
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