A community developed conceptual model for reducing long-term health problems in children with intellectual disability in India.

ABSTRACT: Children with intellectual disability (ID) have a higher risk of long-term health problems in adulthood. India has the highest prevalence of ID of any country with 1.6 million under-five children living with the condition. Despite this, compared with other children, this neglected population is excluded from mainstream disease prevention and health promotion programmes. Our objective was to develop an evidence-based conceptual framework for a needs-based inclusive intervention to reduce the risk of communicable and non-communicable diseases among children with ID in India. From April through to July 2020 we undertook community engagement and involvement activities in ten States in India using a community-based participatory approach, guided by the bio-psycho-social model. We adapted the fi

SUBMITTER: Nair M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10104324 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature