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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1665-1146</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Boletín médico del Hospital Infantil de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Bol. Med. Hosp. Infant. Mex.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1665-1146</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Nacional de Salud, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1665-11462025000700045</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/bmhim.24000160</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Validation of a screening tool for developmental problems in children 60-71 months in Mexico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Validación diagnóstica de una herramienta para la detección oportuna de problemas en el desarrollo infantil de niños de 60-71 meses de edad en México]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Trejo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María S.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rizzoli-Córdoba]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Antonio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-Trejo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura A.]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres-Escobar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ilma R.]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Villasis-Keever]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miguel Á.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez Servicio de Pediatría del Desarrollo y la Conducta ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Mexico City]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Department of Clinical and Health Psychology Coordination ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Mexico City]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI Unidad de Investigación en Análisis y Síntesis de la Evidencia]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Mexico City]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>82</volume>
<fpage>45</fpage>
<lpage>51</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1665-11462025000700045&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1665-11462025000700045&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1665-11462025000700045&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Background: Early childhood is a critical period for child development. The Child Development Evaluation Test (EDI in Spanish), developed and validated in Mexico, is a screening tool for developmental problems in children from 1 month to 4 years and 11 months.  Objective: To validate group 15 of the EDI test for children aged 60-71 months, comparing sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) using the Battelle Developmental Inventory 2nd edition (BDI-2) in Spanish as the gold standard.  Methods: A cross-sectional analytic study with 46 children aged 60-71 months was conducted at the Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez. Children were evaluated using group 15 of the EDI test and BDI-2. The sample was non-probabilistic by convenience. Diagnostic metrics and comparisons were performed globally and in the developmental domain.  Results: The sensitivity and specificity of group 15 for the EDI test were 93.8% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 81.8%-100%) and 73.3% (95%CI: 57.5%-89.1%), respectively. The PPV was 65.2%, and the NPV 95.5%. The highest percentage of false negatives was in the cognitive domain, followed by the adaptive domain.  Conclusion: In this first study, group 15 of the EDI test shows high sensitivity and NPV, allowing early detection in an age group previously not covered, thus facilitating interventions in this group.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción: La Primera Infancia es un periodo crítico para el desarrollo infantil. La prueba Evaluación del Desarrollo Infantil (EDI), desarrollada y validada en México, es una herramienta de tamiz para detectar problemas del desarrollo en niños desde un mes de vida y hasta 4 años 11 meses. Esta investigación, realizada en 2019, tuvo como objetivo validar el grupo 15 de la prueba EDI y ampliar el rango de edad de evaluación hasta los 60 a 71 meses, comparando sus métricas de sensibilidad, especificidad, valor predictivo positivo (VPP) y valor predictivo negativo (VPN) con el Inventario de Desarrollo de Batelle, segunda edición (IDB-2), como estándar de referencia.  Métodos: Se realizó un estudio transversal analítico prospectivo con 46 niños y niñas de 60 a 71 meses, evaluados mediante el grupo 15 de la prueba EDI y el IDB-2, en el Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez. Los participantes fueron seleccionados mediante muestro no probabilístico por conveniencia. Se analizaron las métricas diagnósticas y se compararon los resultados globales y por dominios.  Resultados: La sensibilidad y especificidad del grupo 15 de la EDI fueron del 93.8% (IC 95%: 81.8%-100%), y 73.3% (IC 95%: 57.5%-89.1%), respectivamente. El VPP fue del 65.2% y VPN de 95.5%. El dominio cognitivo presentó el mayor porcentaje de falsos negativos, seguido del dominio adaptativo.  Conclusión: El grupo 15 de la prueba EDI demostró alta sensibilidad y VPN, permitiendo la detección oportuna en un rango de edad previamente no cubierto, facilitando intervenciones tempranas en este grupo.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Child Development]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Infant health]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Child care]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Early intervention]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Primera infancia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Prueba EDI]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Desarrollo infantil]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Tamiz]]></kwd>
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