title: Validation of a rapid neurodevelopmental assessment tool for 10- to 16-year-old young adolescents in Bangladesh.
abstract: To validate a Rapid Neurodevelopmental Assessment (RNDA) tool for use by child health professionals to determine neurodevelopmental impairments (NDIs) in young adolescents aged 10-16 years in Bangladesh.
  
  
  
  In a convenience sample of community children (n = 47), inter-rater reliability was determined between four testers, and concurrent validity was determined by simultaneous administration of an intelligence quotient (IQ) test (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Revised) by a child psychologist.
  
  
  
  Inter-rater reliability was excellent between the testers on the 47 children administered the RNDA (kappa = 1.00). Significantly lower IQ scores were obtained in those identified with 'any (>1) NDI' (n = 34) compared with those with no NDI (n = 13) on Verbal IQ (P-value < 0.0001), Performance IQ (P-value < 0.0001) and Full-scale IQ (P-value < 0.0001) scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Revised.
  
  
  
  The RNDA shows promise as a tool for use by child health professionals for identifying NDIs in young adolescents aged 10-16 years. A larger study sample is needed to determine its usefulness for identification of some impairments not found in the study population, i.e. gross motor, fine motor, hearing and seizures.
authors.affiliation: Child Development Centre, Department of Pediatric Neuroscience, Dhaka Shishu (Children's) Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Muslima
authors.affiliation: Child Development Centre, Department of Pediatric Neuroscience, Dhaka Shishu (Children's) Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: N Z
authors.initials: NZ
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Child Development Centre, Department of Pediatric Neuroscience, Dhaka Shishu (Children's) Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Shilpi
authors.affiliation: Child Development Centre, Department of Pediatric Neuroscience, Dhaka Shishu (Children's) Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Begum
authors.affiliation: Psychological Services, Department of Pediatric Neuroscience, Dhaka Shishu (Children's) Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parveen
authors.affiliation: Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McConachie
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Darmstadt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001459:Bangladesh; D002648:Child; D003906:Developing Countries; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003943:Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: adolescent; assessment; disability; impairment; neurodevelopment; surveillance