Effectiveness of a parenting program in Bangladesh to address early childhood health, growth and development

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 250-258

  Aboud, Frances E ^a   Singla, Daisy R ^a   Nahil, Md Imam ^b   Borisova, Ivelina ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Cognitive development; Early childhood; Language development; Length for age; Parenting intervention; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; EDUCATION; LANGUAGE; MATERNAL CARE; PARENTAL CARE;

AGE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; EARLY CHILDHOOD; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; MENTAL TEST; MOTHER; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NUTRITION; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RURAL AREA;

BANGLADESH; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; EARLY CHILDHOOD; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LENGTH-FOR-AGE; PARENTING INTERVENTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

AGE FACTORS; BANGLADESH; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84886307559     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.06.020     Document Type: Article

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