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Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The identification of children with, or at significant risk of, intellectual disabilities in low-and middle-income countries
T2 - a review
AU - Robertson, Janet
AU - Hatton, Chris
AU - Emerson, Eric
AU - Yasamy, M
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - Background Developmental monitoring of children is an important strategy for the early detection and management of intellectual disabilities (ID) in high-income countries. This review summarizes the literature on identifying children with ID in low- and middle-income (LAMI) countries. Materials and methods Electronic literature database searches were conducted to identify articles in the English language published since 1990 relating to the identification of children with, or at risk of, ID in LAMI countries. Requests for information were also sent to the membership of International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities and relevant organizations in selected LAMI countries. Results A total of 37 articles were identified for inclusion in the review, the majority of which concerned validation of specific screening tools. Information is presented on sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and reliability of identified screening tools. Conclusion Studies were mainly concerned with identifying child disability. Research and development should develop specific approaches to identifying ID among children in LAMI countries.
AB - Background Developmental monitoring of children is an important strategy for the early detection and management of intellectual disabilities (ID) in high-income countries. This review summarizes the literature on identifying children with ID in low- and middle-income (LAMI) countries. Materials and methods Electronic literature database searches were conducted to identify articles in the English language published since 1990 relating to the identification of children with, or at risk of, ID in LAMI countries. Requests for information were also sent to the membership of International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities and relevant organizations in selected LAMI countries. Results A total of 37 articles were identified for inclusion in the review, the majority of which concerned validation of specific screening tools. Information is presented on sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and reliability of identified screening tools. Conclusion Studies were mainly concerned with identifying child disability. Research and development should develop specific approaches to identifying ID among children in LAMI countries.
KW - children
KW - identification
KW - intellectual disabilities
KW - low- and middle-income countries
KW - screening
KW - VALIDATION
KW - 10 QUESTIONS SCREEN
KW - CHILDHOOD DISABILITY
KW - RELIABILITY
KW - VALIDITY
KW - PREVALENCE
KW - MENTAL-RETARDATION
KW - RURAL-COMMUNITY
KW - BANGLADESH
KW - PAKISTAN
U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2011.00638.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2011.00638.x
M3 - Journal article
VL - 25
SP - 99
EP - 118
JO - Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
JF - Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
SN - 1360-2322
IS - 2
ER -