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Interaction between vitamin A supplementation and chronic malnutrition on child development

Abstract 200 million pre-school age children are not developing properly. Delays in child development are associated with multiple factors. This study aims to analyze if vitamin A supplementation is associated with improved development and how this effect could be mediated by nutritional status. Populati...

Visual development in children aged 0 to 6 years

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Purposes: This study aimed to present the characteristics of visual development from a clinical viewpoint in infants and preschool children aged 0-6 years who were born at term with no pregnancy or childbirth complications. Methods: We conducted a bibliographic review on visual development in ...

Desarrollo psicomotor y cortisol salival en niños que viven juntos a sus madres privadas de libertad

Rev. chil. pediatr; 90 (3), 2019
INTRODUCCIÓN: En Chile el sistema penitenciario cuenta con un programa que permite que las madres privadas de libertad vivan con sus hijos menores de 2 años. Esta modalidad podría implicar que los niños estén más expuestos a condiciones de estrés y a mayor riesgo de retraso en su desarrollo psico...

Motor skills assessments: support for a general motor factor for the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 and the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2

Abstract Objective To evaluate the construct validity and model-based reliability of general and specific contributions of the subscales of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2) and Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2 (BOT-2) when evaluating motor skills across a range of ...

Quality of life of children with poor school performance: association with hearing abilities and behavioral issues

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT The aim of the present study was to investigate the quality of life of children with poor school performance and its association with behavioral aspects and hearing abilities. Methods: This cross-sectional observational study, developed in a town in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, investigat...

Instrumento de evaluación para el desarrollo en edades tempranas de Frugone y Miño

OBJETIVO: Proponer una batería para evaluar el desarrollo motor para estudiantes de primer ciclo básico. METODOLOGÍA: se evaluó una muestra de 190 estudiantes, pertenecientes a tres establecimientos educacionales de la ciudad de Talca, Chile. El rango de edad oscila entre los 5 y 9 años de edad. RES...

Influence of exposure and vertical transmission of HIV-1 on the neuropsychomotor development in children

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 during pregnancy is a major risk factor for neurodevelopmental delay and deleterious effects in children. However, limited information about these conditions exists in poor geographical areas in Brazil. Prevention of vertical transm...

O efeito da tutela na narrativa de crianças em desenvolvimento típico

CoDAS; 31 (2), 2019
RESUMO Objetivo Os objetivos deste estudo foram: 1) avaliar o efeito da tutela no tipo de narrativa produzida por crianças em desenvolvimento típico, 2) compará-lo entre crianças de ensino público e privado, e 3) relacioná-lo com o vocabulário, faixa etária e desempenho escolar. Método A amo...

Growth in exclusively breastfed infants

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (supl.1), 2019
Abstract Objective: To address the growth of full-term children in the first 6 months of life in exclusive breastfeeding. Source of data: A non-systematic review was carried out by searching the MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases and the World Health Organization website for...

Effects of physical activity on children's growth

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (supl.1), 2019
Abstract Objective: To describe the current scientific knowledge on the effects of physical exercise on the growth of children and adolescents since intrauterine life. Source of data: A search was carried out in the Medline, Embase, Scielo, and Cochrane databases of studies published from 1990 to 2018....