title: A study of Baroda Development Screening Test for infants.
abstract: Baroda Development Screening Test for Infants based on Baroda Norms on BSID-Research Form 1961 were studied at the Child Development Unit of the Department of Pediatrics in the K.E.M. Hospital, Pune. Screening validity, sensitivity, specificity, over-referrals and under-referrals were calculated in three samples--(i) 730 records of 130 babies evaluated on BSID-Baroda Norms during 1979 and December 1984; (ii) 101 records of babies tested at six months out of the first sample; and (iii) 50 babies screened by interviewing the mothers and tested on the full scales by the experts. Screening validity, sensitivity and specificity were more than 76, 66 and 77%, respectively. Over-referrals were highest (35%) in the sample screened by interview. Suggestions are made to improve the screening by interview. Baroda Development Screening Test for Infants is recommended for use in the field for further evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Child Development Unit, K.E.M. Hospital, Pune.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Phatak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dhapre
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Pandit
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity