risks to early childhood health and development in the postconflict transition of northern uganda幼儿健康和发展风险在乌干达北部的战后过渡.pdfVIP

Hindawi Publishing Corporation International Journal of Pediatrics Volume 2012, Article ID 820290, 16 pages doi:10.1155/2012/820290 Research Article Risks to Early Childhood Health and Development in the Postconflict Transition of Northern Uganda Theresa A. McElroy,1 Stella Atim,2 Charles P. Larson,3 and Robert W. Armstrong4 1 Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Training Program, and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z1 2 Child Health and Development Centre, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda 3 Centre for International Child Health, BC Childrens Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3 4 Medical College, East Africa, Aga Khan University Nairobi, Kenya Correspondence should be addressed to Theresa A. McElroy, tree mcelroy@yahoo.ca Received 15 September 2011; Revised 25 November 2011; Accepted 6 December 2011 Academic Editor: Michael Siegal Copyright © 2012 Theresa A. McElroy et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Research from numerous fields of science has documented the critical importance of nurturing environments in shaping young children’s future health and development. We studied the environments of early childhood (birth to 3 years) during postconflict, postdisplacement transition in northern Uganda. The aim was to better understand perceived needs and risks in order to recommend targeted policy and interventions. Methods. Applied ethnography (interview, focus group discussion, case study, observational methods, document review) in 3 sites over 1 year. Results. Tra