{
  "abstract": "Objectives Early interventions for 0-3-year-olds in rural, ethnic-minority-concentrated poverty areas boost equitable growth and prevent disabilities. Despite recent gains in China, universal ECD coverage remains elusive in remote areas. The China Development Research Foundation (CDRF) is dedicated to implementing and evaluating early interventions to ensure equitable access and improve outcomes for marginalized populations, particularly ethnic minorities in rural areas.Methods Chinese-normed assessment tools are scarce, making it a priority to assess child development variances over time, social classes, ethnic groups, and genders. The ERXIN scale, based on Western models, covers key development domains by age and was normed across China. This scale includes motor, communication (ASD screening), and verbal skills. It aids intervention evaluation, generating evidence to further government expansion to other minority areas.CDRF conducted a large-scale case-control survey in BIJIE as part of its home-visiting program, using the ERXIN scale to assess and monitor outcomes. The area, home to 46 ethnic minority groups such as Yi, Miao, Bu Yi, and many unrecognized ones, comprises over a quarter of its population.Results In areas where the intervention had been implemented for a longer time, the ERXIN scale showed significant differences between the case and control groups. However, within the current intervention group, differences among ethnic minorities and the dominant group were less distinct.Conclusions This raises the question of whether the national ERXIN norms are appropriate for rural, ethnic minority populations. How can screening tools be better tailored to reflect outcomes and interventions to effectively reach ethnic minority groups?",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Child Development Research Institute, Beijing, China"
      ],
      "name": "Yiluo Mose"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Child Development Research Institute, Beijing, China",
        "Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Mary Young"
    }
  ],
  "title": "11 Evaluating early interventions and children’s outcomes to reach marginalized populations in Bijie, China",
  "uid": "8934ce5a-3a35-5a96-babe-6c7c555463ac"
}