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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (University of Pretoria) by Supervisor "Van der Linde, Jeannie"
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Cleft lip and/or palate and associated risks in lowermiddle-income countries : a systematic review (University of Pretoria, 2021)Background: Cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) is a complex, heterogeneous disorder which occurs due to the interplay between environmental and biological risk factors. Individuals in lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) are ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-02-19)Literature: Children in low-income communities are at increased risk for developmental delays and sensory losses. Difficulties should be identified as early as possible to reduce the impact on development and later academic ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Hearing and vision loss in children pose significant academic, social, and developmental challenges. Currently, there are limited studies on dual sensory screening programmes. This study aimed to describe a dual sensory ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Two hundred and fifty million children under the age of five years, from low- and middle-income countries are at risk of not achieving their full developmental potential. Early childhood educators that use high-quality ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Introduction: A population especially overlooked in early childhood development research is the ‘missing-middle’, predominantly represented by middle-income, urban populations. Research typically focuses on populations ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Background: Early identification and intervention for infants and young children with developmental delays may negate or minimise the negative effect of a disability on a child's development. Poor follow-up on early ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Introduction: Early childhood intervention (ECI) services are recommended to be integrated in primary healthcare (PHC) in underserved communities. Currently, developmental screenings are not routinely carried out at PHC ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Globally, early childhood development is increasingly recognised as the foundation for a good academic performance later in life. In South Africa the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) together with the side-by-side ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Background: Screening tools are often developed and standardised in high-income countries (HICs), then adapted and translated for lower-middle income countries (LMICs) to save costs of developing a new tool. However, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Developmental delays are increasing worldwide, as a result of exposure to environmental risk factors, such as poverty. Early detection services are often inaccessible in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) due to limited ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Abstract Introduction Early childhood development (ECD) should be monitored closely as unattained early milestones are one of the first signs of possible developmental delay. In low-middle income countries, children in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Objective: Professional voice users exhibit the highest prevalence of voice disorders due to high vocal demands. Education and implementation of counter measures such as preventative vocal hygiene, is therefore vitally ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Background: There are prevalent environmental risk factors present in low- and middle-income countries, placing infants in underserved communities at an increased risk for feeding and developmental difficulties. Aim: The ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-11)Outbreaks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, exacerbate barriers to accessing early childhood developmental care. Tele-assessment may serve as an innovative approach to developmental monitoring to overcome these ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Language and communication difficulties of young children with visual impairment (VI) may be ascribed to intellectual disability, multiple disabilities and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) rather than sensory impairment. As ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-01-20)Introduction Nurses are key stakeholders in service provision to infants in neonatal intensive care units and are in the most optimal position to observe parental involvement. The COVID-19 pandemic led to various restrictions ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Background: Speech-language therapists (SLTs) receive extensive education and training on voice and voice disorders in general. Therefore, they are ideally situated to render transgender voice and communication training ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is a prevalent disorder which can lead to voice disorders, but its diagnosis is difficult. Consequently, various tools and methods have been explored for the diagnosis of LPR. A link may exist ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Developmental delays are more prevalent in lower income countries such as South Africa. However, access to developmental screening is severely limited. This study evaluated an mHealth version of a standard developmental ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Rationale, aim and objectives There are currently no culturally sensitive, South African autism-specific screening instruments available. The global increase in prevalence, lack of local data, limited knowledge and late ...
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