Investment in child and adolescent health and development: key messages from  Disease Control Priorities , 3rd Edition

Bundy, Donald; Silva, Nilanthi de; Horton, Susan; Patton, George C.; Schultz, Linda; Jamison, Dean T.; Abubakara, Amina; Ahuja, Amrita; Alderman, Harold; Allen, Nicolas; Appleby, Laura J.; Aurino, Elisabetta; Azzopardi, Peter; Baird, Sarah; Banham, Louise; Behrman, Jere R.; Benzian, Habib; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A; Black, Maureen M.; Bloem, Paul; Bonell, Chris; Bradley, Mark; Brinkman, Sally; Brooker, Simon; Burbano, Carmen; Burnett, Nicolas; Cernuschi, Tania; Clarke, Siân E.; Coffey, Carolyn; Colenso, Peter; Croke, Kevin; Daniels, Amy; Cruz, Elia De la; Walque, Damien de; Deolaikar, Anil; Drake, Lesley; Fernald, Lia C. H.; Fernandes, Meena; Fernando, Deepika; Fink, Günther; Galloway, Rae; Gelli, Aulo; Georgiadis, Andreas; Gitonga, Caroline W.; Giyosa, Boitshepo; Glewwe, Paul; Nzovu, Joseph G.; Gove, Amber; Graham, Natasha; Greenwood, Brian; Grigorenko, Elena L.; Heath, Cai; Hicks, Joan; Hidrobo, Melissa; Hill, Kenneth; Hill, Tara; Hollingsworth, T. Déirdre; Kennedy, Elissa; Khan, Imran; Kiamba, Josephine; Kim, Jane; Kremer, Michael; LaMontagne, D. Scott; Lassi, Zohra S; Laxminarayan, Ramanan; Mahon, Jacqueline; Lu, Mai; Martínez, Sebastián; Meresman, Sergio; Merseth, Katherine; Miguel, Edward; Mitchell, A. Graeme; Mitra, Sophie; Moin, Anoosh; Mokdad, Ali H.; Mont, Daniel; Nandi, Arindam; Nankabirwa, Joaniter I.; Plaut, Daniel; Pradhan, Elina; Pullan, Rachel L.; Reavley, Nicola; Santelli, Joan; Sarr, Bachir; Sawyer, Susan Μ

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“…Increasingly it has also become a focus for the prevention of non-communicable diseases 121 . However, many of the processes that shape growth during early life originate well before conception or the first antenatal visit.…”

Section: Adolescence and The Next Generationmentioning

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Adolescence and the next generation

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Olsson

Skirbekk

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Adolescent growth and social development shape the early development of offspring from preconception through to the post-partum period through distinct processes in males and females. At a time of great change in the forces shaping adolescence, including the timing of parenthood, investments in today’s adolescents, the largest cohort in human history, will yield great dividends for future generations.

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Adolescence and the next generation

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Olsson

Skirbekk

et al. 2018

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“…The authors report that providing the glasses in school (as opposed to clinics) increases access to, and use of, spectacles, and that use of glasses improved performance in school and psychosocial wellbeing . School‐based provision of health care in general is a promising strategy, and pairing vision screening with other health domains could reduce human resources required for testing, referrals and follow‐up.…”

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Evaluation of vision screening of 5–15‐year‐old children in three Tongan schools: comparison of The Auckland Optotypes and Lea symbols

Hamm

Langridge

Black

et al. 2020

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

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Background Comprehensive vision screening programmes for children are an important part of public health strategy, but do not exist in many countries, including Tonga. This project set out to assess: (1) the functional vision of children attending primary schools in Tonga and (2) how a new recognition acuity test (The Auckland Optotypes displayed on a tablet computer) compares to use of a standardised eye chart in this setting. Methods Children from three Tongan primary schools were invited to participate. Acuity testing was conducted using a standardised recognition acuity chart (Lea symbols) and the tablet test displaying two formats of The Auckland Optotypes. Measures of ocular alignment, stereo acuity and non‐cycloplegic photorefraction were also taken. Results Parents of 249 children consented to participate. One child was untestable. Only 2.8 per cent of testable children achieved visual acuity worse than 0.3 logMAR in the weaker eye. Results from the Spot Photoscreener suggested that no children had myopia or hyperopia, but that some children had astigmatism. The tablet test was practical in a community setting, and showed ±0.2 logMAR limits of agreement with the Lea symbols chart. Conclusion The sample of children in Tongan primary schools had good functional vision. A modified version of the tablet acuity test is a promising option for vision screening in this context.

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“…The majority of nutrition policies and interventions in Ethiopia target pregnant and lactating women and children up to age two. Bundy et al (2017) argued for the need to extend age‐specific focus throughout the first 8000 days of childhood, through adolescence up to 21 years . Improved understanding of the burden and determinants of adolescent suboptimal nutritional status are needed to guide policies that can promote awareness and support for nutrition programmes among adolescent populations.…”

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Prevalence and predictors of adolescent linear growth and stunting across the urban–rural gradient in eastern Ethiopia

Irenso

Dessie

Berhane

et al. 2019

Tropical Med Int Health

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objective To assess the magnitude and factors associated with adolescent linear growth and stunting in two eastern Ethiopian communities.methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in the urban Harar Health Demographic Surveillance Site (HDSS) and rural Kersa Demographic Surveillance and Health Research Center (KDS-HRC). Univariate analysis was used to describe the data. Multiple regression models examined predictors of linear growth. Logistic regression was used to examine factors associated with stunting.results The study included 2010 adolescents. The prevalence of stunting was 26.9% (95% CI 24.9, 28.9), with 8.1% among urban adolescents (95% CI 6.5, 9.9) vs. 47.9% among rural ones (95% CI 44.6, 51.1). There was a significant interaction between residence and sex on the risk of stunting [AOR = 4.17 (95% CI 2.66, 9.9), P < 0.001], and height-for-age z score (HAZ) (b = À0.51, P < 0.001). For urban adolescents, older age (18 to 19 years) was negatively associated with linear growth (b= À0.29; P < 0.001). In the rural setting, handwashing practice after toileting was positively associated with HAZ (0.62; P < 0.001) and with lower risk of stunting [AOR = 0.51 (95% CI 0.34, 0.76)]. Urban females had significantly higher HAZ than urban males [b = 0.52; P < 0.01)], and a significantly lower risk of stunting [AOR = 0.29 (95% CI 0.18, 0.48)].conclusions There are significant disparities in the magnitude of stunting between urban and rural adolescents. The gender gap in stunting and linear growth, along with a high prevalence of stunting in early adolescence, calls for age-appropriate and gender-sensitive interventions. Particular attention and context-specific interventions are warranted for adolescents in these and similar rural eastern Ethiopian communities.Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 2 (zero hunger), SDG 3 (good health and well-being), SDG 5 (gender equity), SDG 10 (reduced inequalities), SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities), SDG 17 (partnerships for the goals)

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Investment in child and adolescent health and development: key messages from Disease Control Priorities , 3rd Edition

Cited by 180 publications

References 49 publications

Adolescence and the next generation

Adolescence and the next generation

Evaluation of vision screening of 5–15‐year‐old children in three Tongan schools: comparison of The Auckland Optotypes and Lea symbols

Prevalence and predictors of adolescent linear growth and stunting across the urban–rural gradient in eastern Ethiopia

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