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TY - JOUR
T1 - Neuropsychological testing in a rural African school-age population
T2 - evaluating contributions to variability in test performance
AU - Kitsao-Wekulo, Patricia K.
AU - Holding, Penny A.
AU - Taylor, H. Gerry
AU - Abubakar, Amina
AU - Connolly, Kevin
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - This study investigated the psychometric properties of a number of neuropsychological tests adapted for use in sub-Saharan Africa. A total of 308 school-age children in a predominantly rural community completed the tests. These tests were developed to assess skills similar to those measured by assessments of cognitive development published for use in Western contexts. Culturally appropriate adaptations were made to enhance within-population variability. Internal consistency ranged from .70 to .84. Scores on individual tests were related to various background factors at the level of the child, household, and neighborhood. School experience was the most consistent predictor of outcome, accounting for up to 22.9% of the variance observed. Significant associations were identified to determine salient background characteristics that should be taken into account when measuring the discrete effects of disease exposure in similar sociocultural and economic settings.
AB - This study investigated the psychometric properties of a number of neuropsychological tests adapted for use in sub-Saharan Africa. A total of 308 school-age children in a predominantly rural community completed the tests. These tests were developed to assess skills similar to those measured by assessments of cognitive development published for use in Western contexts. Culturally appropriate adaptations were made to enhance within-population variability. Internal consistency ranged from .70 to .84. Scores on individual tests were related to various background factors at the level of the child, household, and neighborhood. School experience was the most consistent predictor of outcome, accounting for up to 22.9% of the variance observed. Significant associations were identified to determine salient background characteristics that should be taken into account when measuring the discrete effects of disease exposure in similar sociocultural and economic settings.
KW - African Continental Ancestry Group
KW - Child
KW - Cross-Cultural Comparison
KW - Developing Countries
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Kenya
KW - Male
KW - Neuropsychological Tests
KW - Nutrition Assessment
KW - Psychometrics
KW - Reproducibility of Results
KW - Residence Characteristics
KW - Rural Population
KW - Socioeconomic Factors
U2 - 10.1177/1073191112457408
DO - 10.1177/1073191112457408
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22936783
VL - 20
SP - 776
EP - 784
JO - Assessment
JF - Assessment
SN - 1552-3489
IS - 6
ER -