Hello everyone, this blog was created for the Global Early Childhood module.
PPP-4020, Global Early Childhood, Bangor University
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Prevalence of mental health problems that children in low and middle income countries face Mental illness accounts for approximately 14% of the global burden of disease18. Depression and anxiety are some of the leading causes of disability worldwide18. Mental health problems affect 10-20% of children and adolescents worldwide and a majority of them come from…
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PPP-4020, Global Early Childhood, Blog 2 The Situation in Rural Bangladesh In rural Bangladesh around 48% of children aged less than five years are moderately to severely malnourished1. Malnutrition has been found to be a strong predictor of low cognitive and language development in Bangladesh6,8. Children that were found to have received stimulation together with…
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Children living in conflict zones Throughout the world, there are children living in war zones that are experiencing psychological consequences due to exposure of violence. Children that are exposed to the adverse effects of wars have a higher chance of developing mental health problems(22). Palestinian children in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) have been exposed…
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