Moving beyond prevalence studies: screening and interventions for children with disabilities in low-income and middle-income countries. Issue 9 (19th March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yousafzai, Aisha K; Lynch, Paul; Gladstone, Melissa
• Is Part Of: Archives of disease in childhood. Volume 99:Issue 9(2014)
• Page Start: 840
• Page End: 848
• Publication Date: 2014-03-19
• Subjects: Children With Disabilities -- Inclusion -- Interventions -- Screening -- Low and Middle Income Countries; Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.920005
• DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302066
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-9888

Abstract

Abstract : Research understanding the lives of children with disabilities in low-income and middle-income countries has predominantly focused on prevalence studies with little progress on evidence-based service development. At the same time, global attention in child health has shifted from child survival strategies to those that bring child survival and development together. This review examines whether intervention research can be better aligned with current theoretical constructs of disability and international guidelines that advocate for the realisation of rights for children with disabilities and inclusive early childhood development.