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Saima Siyal

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Yousafzai A, Siyal S, Franchett E, Dai Q, Rehmani K, Sudfeld C, et al.
Lancet Child Adolesc Health . 2024 Dec; 9(1):25-36. PMID: 39637878
Background: In low-income and middle-income countries, an estimated 181·9 million (74·6%) preschool-aged children do not receive adequate nurturing care in health, nutrition, protection, learning, and responsive care, thus jeopardising their...
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Hentschel E, Siyal S, Al Sager A, McCoy D, Yousafzai A
J Glob Health . 2024 Nov; 14:04241. PMID: 39582246
Background: Research has demonstrated the critical role that early learning experiences play in shaping children's cognitive, social, and emotional development. Nevertheless, tools for assessing children's exposure to early learning experiences...
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Hentschel E, Siyal S, Warren W, Lanjar S, McCoy D, Tiemeier H, et al.
Infant Ment Health J . 2024 Sep; 45(6):705-720. PMID: 39223794
Responsive caregiving is associated with secure attachment and positive child developmental outcomes. However, there is some debate on whether responsive caregiving is a universal construct. Few studies have researched responsive...
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Lopera-Perez D, Obradovic J, Yousafzai A, Keehn B, Siyal S, Nelson C, et al.
Dev Psychobiol . 2024 Aug; 66(6):e22534. PMID: 39128886
Adversity within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) poses severe threats to neurocognitive development, which can be partially mitigated by high-quality early family experiences. Specifically, maternal scaffolding and home stimulation can...
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Ali N, Yousafzai A, Siyal S, Bhamani S, Sudfeld C
J Nutr . 2023 Dec; 154(2):755-764. PMID: 38072156
Background: High-quality early childhood care and education (ECCE) programs can positively impact children's development. However, as an unintended consequence, ECCE attendance may also affect children's nutritional status. Objective: We evaluated...
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Rathore M, Armstrong-Carter E, Siyal S, Yousafzai A, Obradovic J
J Fam Psychol . 2022 Aug; 37(1):132-142. PMID: 35913843
The present study examines the link between children's number of older siblings and their cognitive development, as measured by executive function (EFs) skills and verbal skills (VIQ) in a sample...
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Obradovic J, Finch J, Connolly C, Siyal S, Yousafzai A
Dev Sci . 2022 May; 25(6):e13271. PMID: 35561073
Performance-based measures of children's executive functions (EFs) do not capture children's application of these skills during everyday emotionally-laden and socially-mediated interactions. The current study demonstrates the value of using assessor...
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Bliznashka L, McCoy D, Siyal S, Sudfeld C, Fawzi W, Yousafzai A
Matern Child Nutr . 2021 Dec; 18(2):e13308. PMID: 34905648
This study examined whether child diet and mother-child interactions mediated the effects of a responsive stimulation and nutrition intervention delivered from 2009 to 2012 to 1324 children aged 0-24 months...
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Armstrong-Carter E, Sulik M, Siyal S, Yousafzai A, Obradovic J
Dev Psychol . 2021 Aug; 57(6):888-899. PMID: 34424007
Fine motor skills enable children to make precise and coordinated movements with their hands and support their ability to engage in everyday activities and learning experiences. In a longitudinal study...
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Yousafzai A, Sudfeld C, Franchett E, Siyal S, Rehmani K, Bhamani S, et al.
Trials . 2021 Aug; 22(1):542. PMID: 34404454
Background: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlight the importance of investments in early childhood care and education (ECCE) and youth development. Given Pakistan's large young population, and gender and urban-rural...