Characterising school-age health and function in rural Zimbabwe using the SAHARAN toolbox.

Joseph D PiperClever MazhangaGloria MapakoIdah MapurisaTsitsi MashedzeEunice MunyamaMarian MwapauraDzivaidzo ChidhanguroEddington MpofuBatsirai MutasaMelissa J GladstoneJonathan C WellsLisa F LanghaugNaume V TavengwaRobert NtoziniAndrew J Prendergast

Published in: PloS one (2023)

The SAHARAN toolbox provided a feasible and acceptable holistic assessment of child growth and function in mid-childhood. We found clear associations between growth, height-adjusted lean mass and physical function, but not cognitive function. The SAHARAN toolbox could be deployed to characterise school-age growth, development and function elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa.

Keyphrases

mental health
public health
healthcare
body mass index
health information
young adults
bone mineral density