Prediction of cognitive competence in Kenyan children from Toddler nutrition, family characteristics and abilities

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1991Author
Sigman, M
McDonald, MA
Neumann, C
Bwibo, NO
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This study explored the extent to which cognitive competence in 5-yr old Kenyan children was associated with earlier nutritional factors, family conditions and toddler characteristics. Food intake during the 18th-30th mths and physical stature at 30 mths were associated with cognitive skills at 5 yrs. Measures of family background, abilities of the child as a toddler and current schooling were also associated with cognitive abilities at 5 yrs. These variables influenced development independently, so that later cognitive competence was best predicted by a combination of earlier nutritional, family and toddler characteristics.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1903401http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/16019
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J. Child Psychol Psychiatry 1991 Jan;3(2):307-20Collections
- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10214]