title: Pathways to services for children with cerebral palsy in Selangor and the Federal Territory, Kuala Lumpur.
abstract: Cerebral Palsy (CP) describes a group of chronic conditions affecting body movement and muscle coordination caused by damage to one or more areas of the brain, occurring at any time during foetal development to infancy. This research was carried out to learn how parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP) had found and accessed services provided for them in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. It was based in the Spastic Children's Association of Selangor and Federal Territory (SCAS&FT) among 96 of 201 parents of children who use the facilities and services provided by the SCAS&FT through questionnaires and face-to-face interviews. There was a satisfactory level of availability and accessibility of contacting and using the services provided by SCAS&FT in terms of respondent satisfaction. However, parents had varying levels of awareness of the different classes and activities carried out by the school. Efforts to improve knowledge regarding the services available for children with CP in the general population and among parents of these children should be promoted.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University College Dublin, Ireland. valz_17@hotmail.com
authors.forename: V W L
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Staines
mesh_terms: D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000628:therapy*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008296:Malaysia; D010290:Parents; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires