Van der Merwe, MariaCilliers, MarleMare, CelesteVan der Linde, JeannieLe Roux, Maria (Mia)2017-11-302017-11-302017-06-28Van der Merwe M, Cilliers M, Maré C, Van der Linde, J, Le Roux M. Evaluation of a Zulu translation of the parents’ evaluation of developmental status. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2017;9(1), a1365. https://DOI.org/10.4102/phcfm.v9i1.1365.2071-2928 (print)2071-2936 (online)10.4102/phcfm.v9i1.1365http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63399BACKGROUND : One of the greatest challenges in early communication intervention in South Africa is developing and implementing successful identification strategies in primary health care (PHC). A shortage of trained PHC personnel is one of the barriers to providing adequate health services in South Africa. This dearth of services creates the need to substitute clinician-administered developmental screening tools with parent-administered tools. AIM : To determine the accuracy of the Zulu Parents’ Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) in comparison with the outcome of the English PEDS. SETTING : The data were collected in a clinical, non-contrived environment at Stanza Bopape Community Health Clinic in Mamelodi, City of Tshwane. Methods: The PEDS is a standardised, parent-completed questionnaire regarding the child’s general development. The English PEDS was translated into Zulu by a Zulu linguist. There were 99 potential participants in the study of whom 83 met the necessary prerequisites. RESULTS : Of the participants whose home language is Zulu, 54% preferred the PEDS in English over the PEDS in Zulu. This indicates a skewed preference towards English, with only slight associations between language preference and age, education and home language. CONCLUSION : The Zulu PEDS displayed high positive and negative correspondences, representative of an accurate translation of the English PEDS. It is recommended that this study should be repeated in a community where the majority are Zulu home language speakers.en© 2017. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Primary health care (PHC)Parents’ evaluation of developmental status (PEDS)South Africa (SA)Zulu PEDSArticle