Neuropsychological testing in a rural African school-age population: evaluating contributions to variability in test performance.
Assessment
; 20(6): 776-84, 2013 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-22936783
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.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Población Rural
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Comparación Transcultural
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Población Negra
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Países en Desarrollo
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Pruebas Neuropsicológicas
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Assessment
Asunto de la revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Kenia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos