Publications by authors named "Kenneth Rimba"
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- * This study analyzed data from two Kenyan studies, identifying risk factors linked to NDDs; significant findings include complications during pregnancy and birth, with specific odds ratios indicating which factors pose the greatest risk.
- * Recognizing these risk factors, such as labour and birth complications, can help guide preventative measures and interventions for reducing the incidence of NDDs in affected populations.
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- Children can be diagnosed with autism as early as 3 years old, but there is a significant delay in diagnosis in Africa, often occurring between ages 8-10.
- A study in rural Kenya aimed to validate the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) as an effective screening tool for autism, involving 172 children with neurodevelopmental disorders and 112 controls.
- The study found that the SCQ had good internal consistency and an adequate factor structure, with a recommended cut-off score of 15 showing 72% sensitivity and 100% specificity for detecting autism compared to typically developing children.
Background: Little is known about the educational experiences of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in the Kenyan Coastal context.
Objectives: We examined the diagnostic and placement procedures used in education on the Kenyan coastal region. In addition, we investigated the education-related challenges faced by children with ASD.
Introduction: Research on the challenges of raising a child with autism is mostly conducted in Europe, North America and Australia, and has revealed that parents have to come to terms with living with a lifelong developmental disability. In addition, parents are faced with numerous concerns, such as caring burdens, poor prognosis, and negative public attitudes. Virtually no research has been conducted in Africa on this subject.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To explore parents' and professionals' perceived causes and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) on the Kenyan Coast.
Methods: In-depth interviews and focus group discussions using guiding questions were utilized in data collection. One hundred and three participants, who included parents of children with ASD, special needs teachers, clinicians, and social workers from diverse cultural background, participated in this study.
The passive construction is acquired relatively late by children learning to speak many languages, with verbal passives not fully acquired until age 6 in English. In other languages it appears earlier, around age 3 or before. Use of passive construction in young children was examined in two Eastern Bantu languages spoken in Kenya (Kiswahili and Kigiriama), both with frequent use of passive.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSevere falciparum malaria and acquired childhood language disorder.
Dev Med Child Neurol
January 2006
Language disorders have been reported after severe falciparum malaria but the deficits have not been described in detail. We assessed language outcome in three groups of children aged 6 to 9 years (n=487): those previously admitted to Kilifi District Hospital, Kenya, with cerebral malaria (CM; n=152; mean age 7y 4 mo [SD 1y 1mo]; 77 males, 75 females); or those with malaria and complicated seizures (M/S; n=156; mean age 7y 4mo [SD 1y 2mo]; 72 males, 84 females); and those unexposed to either condition (n=179; mean age 7y 6mo [SD 1y 1mo]; 93 males, 86 females). Median age at hospital admission was 28 months (interquartile range [IQR] 19 to 44 mo) among children with a history of CM and 23 months (IQR 12 to 35mo) among children with a history of M/S.
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