Physical, psychological, sexual, and systemic abuse of children with disabilities in East Africa: Mapping the evidence.

ABSTRACT: Children with disabilities (CWDs) are at a higher risk of being maltreated than are typical children. The evidence base on the abuse of children with disabilities living in low- and middle-income countries is extremely limited but the problem is particularly acute in East Africa. We don't know the types of evidence that exist on this topic. This problem is compounded by the fact that key indicators of disability, such as reliable prevalence rates, are not available currently. This paper addresses this serious problem by mapping the existing evidence-base to document the coverage, patterns, and gaps in existing research on the abuse of children with disabilities in East Africa. An evidence map, following systematic review guidelines, was conducted and included a systematic search, transpare

SUBMITTER: Winters N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5593191 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature