title: Moving beyond prevalence studies: screening and interventions for children with disabilities in low-income and middle-income countries.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Aisha K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Yousafzai
authors.affiliation: Department of Inclusion, Special Needs, School of Education, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.affiliation: Department of Women and Children's Health, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gladstone
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019468:Disease Management; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011203:Poverty; D015995:Prevalence; D012107:Research Design
keywords: Children With Disabilities; Inclusion; Interventions; Low and Middle Income Countries; Screening