Mung'ala-Odera, V and Meehan, R and Njuguna, P and Mturi, N and Alcock, K and Carter, J A and Newton, C R J C (2004) Validity and reliability of the 'Ten Questions' Questionnaire for detecting moderate to severe neurological impairment in children aged 6-9 years in rural Kenya. Neuroepidemiology, 23 (1-2). pp. 67-72. ISSN 0251-5350
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Background: The 'Ten Questions' Questionnaire (TQQ) is used to detect severe neurological impairment in children living in resource-poor countries. Its usefulness has been established in Asia and the Caribbean, but there are a few published studies from Africa. We evaluated the TQQ as part of a larger study of neurological impairment in a rural community, on the coast of Kenya. Methods: The study was conducted in two phases from June 2001 to May 2002; in phase one, a community household screening of 10,218 children aged 6 - 9 years using the TQQ was performed. Phase two involved a comprehensive clinical and psychological assessment of all children testing positive on the TQQ (n = 810) and an equivalent number of those testing negative ( n = 766). Data were interpreted using the impairment-specific approach. Results: Overall, the sensitivity rates for screening the different impairments were: cognitive (70.0%), motor (71.4%), epilepsy (100%), hearing (87.4%) and visual (77.8%). All the specificity rates were greater than 96%. However, the positive predictive values were low, and ranged from 11 to 33%. Conclusions: These results are similar to those from other continents and provide evidence that the TQQ can be used to compare the epidemiology of moderate/severe impairment in different parts of the world. Furthermore, the TQQ can be used to screen for moderately/severely impaired children in resource-poor countries; however, the low positive predictive values mean that other assessments are required for confirmation. Copyright (C) 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Neuroepidemiology |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Validity ; Reliability ; Neurological impairment |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Departments: | Faculty of Science and Technology > Psychology |
| ID Code: | 58995 |
| Deposited By: | ep_importer_pure |
| Deposited On: | 30 Oct 2012 15:56 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 22 Feb 2013 08:46 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/58995 |
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