Combined Screening of Early Childhood Development, Hearing and Vision by Community Health Workers Using mHealth Tools in a Low-Income Community

Autor/inn/en	Fuchs, Kirsty; van der Linde, Jeannie; Eccles, Renata; Swanepoel, De Wet; Graham, Marien Alet; du Toit, Maria
Titel	Combined Screening of Early Childhood Development, Hearing and Vision by Community Health Workers Using mHealth Tools in a Low-Income Community
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 193 (2023) 9-10, S.1055-1066 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (van der Linde, Jeannie) ORCID (Eccles, Renata) ORCID (Swanepoel, De Wet) ORCID (Graham, Marien Alet) ORCID (du Toit, Maria)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2023.2216893
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Screening Tests; Auditory Tests; Vision Tests; Low Income Groups; Preschool Children; Child Development Centers; Community Health Services; Hearing Impairments; Visual Impairments; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Program Effectiveness; Identification; Developmental Delays; Health Personnel; Early Childhood Teachers; Referral; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Screening-Verfahren; Auditory test; Autismus; Sehtest; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Telekommunikationstechnik; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Entwicklungsverzögerung; Medizinisches Personal; Early childhood; Early childhood education; Teacher; Teachers; Frühe Kindheit; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Children in low-income communities are at risk for developmental delays and sensory losses. mHealth screening tools enable community health workers to detect developmental delays and sensory losses. This study aims to describe a combined (developmental and sensory -- hearing and vision) mHealth-supported screening programme conducted by community healthcare workers with children aged four-six years (n = 63) at early childhood development centres in a low-income community. Early childhood development practitioners (n = 5) assisted with developmental screening. Referral rates were 30% (n = 19) for development, 6% (n = 4) for hearing and 5% (n = 3) for vision. The average screening time for combined screenings was 11.72 min (SD 3.45 min). Post screening questionnaires probing participants' perspectives and experiences of the combined screening were positive. A combined mHealth-supported screening programme conducted by community health workers and early childhood development practitioners appears viable, supporting early detection of developmental delays and sensory losses in children from low-income communities. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01