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GMJ News > GMJ Briefs > Key Finding: Adverse Childhood Experiences in Rural India: Why Western Frameworks Fall Short

Key Finding: Adverse Childhood Experiences in Rural India: Why Western Frameworks Fall Short

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Comparative framework showing gaps in ACE measurement between high-income and LMIC contexts
The standard Adverse Childhood Experiences framework inadequately captures the spectrum of adversity affecting children in rural India and other low- and middle-income countries, a gap that limits the accuracy of risk assessment and the design of culturally appropriate interventions. — "as i said hello!, navsari" by nevil zaveri (thank you for 20+M views:) is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/. (CC BY 2.0)
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The standard 10-category ACE framework captures 92% of childhood adversities in high-income settings but only 42% in rural LMIC contexts. Framework gap affects risk assessment & intervention design in vulnerable populations.

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MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.

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