Shwetha Bindhu, Anunita Nattam, Catherine Xu, Tripura Vithala, Tiffany Grant, Jacinda K Dariotis, Hexuan Liu, Danny T Y Wu
Roles of Health Literacy in Relation to Social Determinants of Health and Recommendations for Informatics-Based Interventions: Systematic Review
Online journal of public health informatics
stunting low heightforage marker cumulative developmental disadvantage also contribute impaired cognitive development poor psychological wellbeing several interventions designed preserve stunted childrens developmental potential increasing cognitive stimulation proven effective however resourceintensive nature limits sustainability scalability lowand middleincome countries 98 stunted children live current study three aims identify domains developmental disadvantage associated stunting 5 years age vietnamese context examine relationship vietnamese childrens stunting status 5 years age dose national preschool program received cognitive skills psychological wellbeing 4 ages determine whether doses national preschool program associated mitigation adverse cognitive wellbeing outcomes among stunted children young lives study vietnam n 2000 31 sites provided archival data allowed calculation approximate dose hours preschool program received children longitudinal data childrens growth 1 5 8 12 15 years receptive vocabulary 5 8 12 15 years reading skills mathematics skills life satisfaction 8 12 15 years stunting 5 years age associated diverse aspects financial social disadvantage greater exposure health risks lower preventive health care constraints maternal care scores cognitive variables ages positively associated preschool dose negatively associated stunted growth 5 years age effects associated stunting preschool dose 5 years age continued found subsequent 10 years high doses preschool education 3000 h associated mitigation adverse outcomes cognitive variables ages current findings raise possibility generic preschool programs delivered high dose may provide scalable sustainable intervention support life opportunities children experience early stunting