In:
Child Development, Wiley, Vol. 89, No. 5 ( 2018-09), p. 1871-1886
Abstract:
Nutrition plays an important role in the development of a child, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries where malnutrition is often widespread. The relation between diet, hemoglobin, nutritional status, motor development, stimulation and mental development was examined in a cross‐sectional sample of 1,079 children 12–18 months of age living in rural Bihar, India. Path analysis revealed associations between (a) length‐for‐age z ‐scores and motor development, standardized β (β) = .285, p 〈 .001, and (b) motor and all mental development outcomes (language: β = .422; personal‐social: β = .490; memory: β = .139; and executive function: β = .072, all p 〈 .001). Additionally, stimulation was significantly associated with language scores and hemoglobin concentration with memory. These findings inform interventions aimed at improving child development in Northern India.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0009-3920
,
1467-8624
DOI:
10.1111/cdev.2018.89.issue-5
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2018
detail.hit.zdb_id:
215602-7
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2047406-4
SSG:
5,2
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