Childhood disability in rural Niger: a population-based assessment using the Key Informant Method.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data on childhood disability is essential for planning health, education and other services. However, information is lacking in many low- and middle-income countries, including Niger. This study uses the Key Informant Method, an innovative and cost-effective strategy for generating population-based estimates of childhood disability, to estimate the prevalence and causes of moderate/severe impairments and disabling health conditions in children of school-going age (7-16 years) in the Kollo department of western Niger.

Methods

Community-based key informants were trained to identify children who were suspected of having the impairment types/health conditions included in this study. Children identified by key informants were visited by paediatricians and underwent an

SUBMITTER: Banks LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8969242 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature