Developing a context-relevant psychosocial stimulation intervention to promote cognitive development of children with severe acute malnutrition in Mwanza, Tanzania.

More than 250 million children will not meet their developmental potential due to poverty and malnutrition. Psychosocial stimulation has shown promising effects for improving development in children exposed to severe acute malnutrition (SAM) but programs are rarely implemented. In this study, we use...

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Main Authors: Cecilie L Jensen, Erica Sanga, Heather Kitt, George PrayGod, Happiness Kunzi, Theresia Setebe, Suzanne Filteau, Jayne Webster, Melissa Gladstone, Mette F Olsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0285240&type=printable