Developing Culturally Appropriate Content for a Child-Rearing App to Support Young Children’s Socioemotional and Cognitive Development in Afghanistan: Co-Design Study

• Published in: JMIR formative research Vol. 7; p. e44267
• Main Authors: LaMonica, Haley M, Crouse, Jacob J, Song, Yun J C, Alam, Mafruha, Wilson, Chloe E, Hindmarsh, Gabrielle, Yoon, Adam, Boulton, Kelsie A, Ekambareshwar, Mahalakshmi, Loblay, Victoria, Troy, Jakelin, Torwali, Mujahid, Guastella, Adam J, Banati, Richard B, Hickie, Ian B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Toronto JMIR Publications 23.08.2023
• Subjects: Access to education; Caregivers; Child development; Children & youth; Cognitive ability; Cognitive development; Community; Culture; Digital technology; Early childhood education; Families & family life; Gender; Literacy; Original Paper; Parents & parenting; Socialization; Telemedicine; Text messaging; Afghanistan

Background:Optimal child-rearing practices can help mitigate the consequences of detrimental social determinants of health in early childhood. Given the ubiquity of personal digital technologies worldwide, the direct delivery of evidence-based information about early childhood development holds grea...