Publications by authors named "B T Koshy"
Background: Early childhood stunting affects around 150 million young children worldwide and leads to suboptimal human potential in later life. However, there is limited data on the effects of early childhood stunting and catch-up growth on brain morphometry.
Methods: We evaluated childhood brain volumes at nine years of age in a community-based birth-cohort follow-up study in Vellore, south India among four groups based on anthropometric assessments at two, five, and nine years namely 'Never Stunted' (NS), 'Stunted at two years and caught up by five years' (S2N5), 'Stunted at two and five years and caught up by nine years' (S2N9), and 'Always Stunted' (AS).
Objectives: There is limited information about the stability and predictability of Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (BSID) assessing child development in low- and middle-income settings. The objective of the present study was to analyse stability and predictive validity of BSID using an existing birth cohort.
Design: Prospective birth cohort follow-up study.
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- - The study assessed the prevalence of childhood disability in Tamil Nadu, India, focusing on how functional difficulties affect school enrollment among 29,044 children aged 5 to 17 years.
- - Out of the children surveyed, 1.0% were found to have functional difficulties, with common issues being related to understanding and walking, and this disability significantly impacted their likelihood of enrolling in school (Prevalence ratio 4.59).
- - The findings reveal substantial differences across age and socioeconomic groups concerning the effect of functional difficulty on school enrollment, emphasizing a critical need for targeted interventions to improve educational access for affected children.
Aim Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the primary cause of cancer-related mortality among women. Advances in medical science have led to chemotherapy drugs that significantly reduce cancer mortality and increase patient's life expectancy. However, the systemic nature of chemotherapy leads to a wide range of physical and psychosocial challenges.
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