Table 2

Study measures in addition to GSED

ConstructWhat the measure capturesMeasureAdministration modeTime for administer (min)
Child health and household socioeconomic status (SES)

  • Eligibility (exclusion criteria)

  • Demographic information

  • Information about acute child health

  • Delivery and perinatal conditions

  • Breast feeding

  • Child’s health history

  • Household socioeconomic status*

  • Caregiver education

  • Maternal health/chronic illness

  • COVID-19 exposure

Eligibility and contextual form (specifically developed for the study)Caregiver report35
Anthropometry

  • Weight at time of assessment

  • Infant length/child height at the time of assessment

  • Child’s mid-upper arm circumference at time of assessment

  • Child’s head circumference at time of assessment

Anthropometry formChild assessment15
Family/home environment

  • Home environment (HOME only)

  • Play/stimulation/interactions between the child and other family members in the home (HOME and FCI)

Home observation for measurement of the environment inventory (HOME)29
OR family care indicators (FCI)30 †		HOME: caregiver report & observation
FCI: caregiver report		HOME: 45
FCI: 15

  • Child neglect/abuse

  • Exposure to violence or conflict

Childhood Psychosocial Adversity Scale (CPAS)31 †Caregiver report15

  • Family resilience

Brief Resilience Scale (BRS)32 †Caregiver report1

  • Family social support

Family Support Scale (FSS)33 †Caregiver report5
Caregiver health and well-being

  • Caregiver depressive symptoms

The Patient Health Questionnaire- 9 (PHQ-9)34Caregiver report5
Child development

  • Global child development (0–41 months)

Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-III)35 OR
Griffiths Mental Development Scales36 ‡		Direct child assessment45–60

  • Global child development (24–41 months)

Early Childhood Development Index 2030 (ECDI2030)4 §Caregiver report10

  • *Socioeconomic information on this form comes from the standard DHS multiple assets index; however, some sites have adapted the socioeconomic status items to better fit their contexts.

  • †These measures have been minorly adapted for the purpose of the study.

  • ‡In a subsample (n=150).

  • §In a subsample (all children of 24–41 months within the predictive validity subsamples in three countries).

  • DHS, Demographic and Health Survey; GSED, Global Scales for Early Development.