Title: Child and adolescent development : an expanded focus for public health in Africa /
Authors: Tomlinson, Mark; Hanlon, Charlotte,; Stevenson, Anne,
Year: 2018
Subjects: Child development Africa.; Developmental psychology Africa.; Child psychology Africa.; Adolescent psychology Africa.; Poor children Africa.; Poor families Africa.; Child Development; Adolescent Development; Psychology, Child; Psychology, Adolescent; Psychology, Developmental; Poverty; Adolescent psychology; Child development; Child psychology; Developmental psychology; Poor children; Poor families; Africa; Africa
Abstract: While 90% of the 135 million infants born in the world each year live in low-income or developing countries, in a recent survey only 4% of the articles in 12 major international infancy and developmental journals were found to address the experience of infants living in the developing world. Yet, in conditions of extreme poverty and instability, conditions characteristic of Africa, the pressures on parents differ markedly from those facing parents in communities that are typically the focus of research in child development. This timely book addresses the dearth of literature in this area. There is an increasing awareness of the need for a broader knowledge base regarding infant and child development. One of the consequences of this awareness is a burgeoning interest in research in the field in Africa. The recent World Health Organization report 'Social Determinants of Health' has focused the interest of the academy on factors outside traditional medicine, on the social determinants of later problems and the profound inequities that exist as a result of poverty and how these impact on infant and child development. This volume will sit squarely within this context and will offer a broad contextualised understanding of the factors that impact upon infant and child development in Africa. Unlike other works on the subject it is Africa-wide in its scope, with case studies in Uganda, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi and South Africa. Recommended for: Academics, students and practitioners in psychology, including developmental psychology, child clinical psychology, developmental psychopathology, psychiatry, human ecology, and those in schools of education. It will also be of interest to nurses and paediatricians, health workers and for those interested in early childhood development.
Contents: Ushering in the Sustainable Development Goals / Anne Stevenson, Mark Tomlinson, Xanthe Hunt & Charlotte Hanlon -- New directions for the science of child development in the African context / Michael J. Boivin & Leslie L. Davidson -- Mental health policy in Africa : gaps, needs and priorities for children and adolescents / Crick Lund -- Cross-cutting issues for child development in Africa / Stefan Germann, Jane Chege, Jennifer Franz-Vasdeki & Mesfin Loha -- Maternal depression and child development in sub-Saharan Africa / Charlotte Hanlon -- Child development and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa / Lucie D. Cluver, Mark Orkin, Mark E. Boyes, Roshan Baban & Lebo Madisha -- Birth to Twenty Plus : early health and development from a longitudinal perspective / Linda M. Richter, Sara N. Naicker & Shane A. Norris -- Culture and attachment in Africa / Hiltrud Otto -- Planning and evaluating child mental health interventions in sub-Saharan Africa / Theresa Betancourt, Anne Stevenson, Sarah Meyers-Ohki & Christina Mushashi -- Creation of culturally appropriate developmental assessment tools for rural Africa / Melissa Gladstone -- Psychological developments and their correlates in sub-Saharan Africa / Penny A. Holding & Jean C. Fotso -- Early childhood development interventions : a focus on responsive caregiving / Carla Sharp, Cilly Shohet, Deborah Givon, Lochner Marais, Kholisa Rani, Molefi Lenka & Michael Boivin -- Resilience in children and adolescents / Sharain Suliman, Leigh van den Heuvel & Soraya Seedat -- The impact of epilepsy on behaviour and cognition in African children / Symon M. Kariuki, Amina Abubakar & Charles R.J.C. Newton -- Conclusion : child and adolescent development in Africa : future research / Anne C. Petersen, Mambwe Kasese-Hara & Esther Akinsola.