Early Childhood Development Plus Violence Prevention in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Qualitative Study |
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| Authors: | Yvette Efevbera Dana C McCoy Alice J Wuermli Theresa S Betancourt |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA;2. Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA, USA;3. Department of Human Ecology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA;4. Research Program on Children and Global Adversity, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Violence exposure can negatively impact early childhood development (ECD), yet limited research exists in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). This study aimed to determine what effective integration of ECD plus violence prevention (ECD+VP) can look like in LMICs. Seventeen key informants were selected using purposive sampling, representing U.N. agencies, donors, implementers and research organisations. Using open coding of semi‐structured interviews, the authors identify five priority areas for promoting an integrated ECD+VP agenda: (i) parenting and parent child relationships, (ii) family systems, (iii) development in an ecological context, (iv) system strengthening and integration, and (v) building and translating evidence. |
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| Keywords: | child maltreatment early child development low‐ and middle‐income countries qualitative violence prevention |
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