Children with Developmental Disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: More Neglected and Physically Punished

Bizzego, Andrea; Lim, Mengyu; Schiavon, Greta; Esposito, Gianluca

doi:10.3390/ijerph17197009

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“…On the other hand, the lack of significance in child DD status on received parental caregiving is contrary to past findings that child DD is a significant risk factor for parental neglect (i.e., low or absent caregiving) [63][64][65][66][67]. However, this finding may show that it is not simply the developmental status of a child that determines the eventual level of care received, but rather the implications of how child DD interacts with other factors, such as socioeconomic status and parental education level [39].…”

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The Role of the Family Network When Raising a Child with a Disability in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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Lim

Dimitriou³

et al. 2021

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Family plays a role in supporting child development, by facilitating caregiving and other parental practices. Low- and middle-income families typically have a complex structure with many relatives living together in the same household. The role of family and family complexity in the caregiving of children with disabilities is still unknown. In this study, we use data from N = 22,405 children with severe (N = 876) and mild or no disability (N = 21,529) from a large dataset collected in the 2005–2007 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey. In particular, we adopt PageRank, a well-known algorithm used by search engines, to quantify the importance of each child in the family network. We then analyze the level of caregiving the child received in light of the child’s importance and developmental status, using a generalized linear model. Results show a main effect of child’s importance and of the interaction of child’s importance and developmental status. Post hoc analysis reveals that higher child importance is associated with a better caregiving outcome only for children with mild or no disability.

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“…Building on the previous studies focusing on DDs in LMICs [38,39], which focused on the different parenting strategies for children with different severities and types of DDs and other socioeconomic factors, this study considers the role of the family network in examining the issue of parental caregiving and child DDs.…”

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The Role of the Family Network When Raising a Child with a Disability in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Bizzego

Lim

Dimitriou³

et al. 2021

Disabilities

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“…Furthermore, the study highlights the significance of economic status of the households and residence in relatively developed regions of the country for ECD. Economic status of the households and living in relatively developed regions positively correlate with better developmental outcomes, underscoring the importance of resource access, quality healthcare, and educational opportunities [ 9 , 26 ]. The study also reveals negative associations of child disability and malnutrition with developmental outcomes, aligning with previous research emphasizing the detrimental impact of malnutrition and disabilities on cognitive and physical development [ 33 ].…”

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Socioeconomic determinants of early childhood development: evidence from Pakistan

Akram,

Zahid,

Pervaiz

2024

J Health Popul Nutr

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This study investigates the socioeconomic determinants of early childhood development (ECD) in Pakistan by utilizing the data of sixth wave of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) conducted in the four provinces of the country. The findings of the study reveal that mother’s education, father’s education, economic status of the household as measured by household’s wealth index quintile, region of residence (province), child’s gender, disability, nutrition and the practices used by the adult members of the household to discipline child are important determinants of ECD. The study highlights the crucial role of family background and importance of addressing the issue of malnutrition to foster child development.

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“…The effect of maternal education on child health has been shown cross-culturally [ 13 , 14 , 15 ]. Lakshman et al [ 16 ] examined indicators of child health and their associations with maternal education in the UK, China (rural areas) and Sweden.…”

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Mental Health of Mothers of Children with Neurodevelopmental and Genetic Disorders in Pakistan

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Airoldi

Arshad

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This study examined maternal mental health in mothers of children with neurodevelopmental and genetic disorders in Pakistan; maternal education and affiliate stigma were also tested. It was hypothesised that mothers of children with neurodevelopmental and genetic disorders would experience high levels of depression, anxiety and affiliate stigma, and that these variables would be mediated by the level of maternal education. Seventy-five mothers of children with neurodevelopmental and genetic disorders were recruited from “Special Needs” schools in Lahore and Islamabad. The results showed that the majority of mothers were clinically depressed and a large majority of mothers were clinically anxious. The distribution of mothers with clinical anxiety was significantly different among mothers with different levels of education (p < 0.05). Furthermore, mothers with higher levels of education had less affiliate stigma. This result suggests that maternal education may be a protective factor of mental health in mothers of children with neurodevelopmental and genetic disorders. Limitations, implications and future research are discussed.

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Children with Developmental Disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: More Neglected and Physically Punished

Cited by 12 publications

References 81 publications

The Role of the Family Network When Raising a Child with a Disability in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

The Role of the Family Network When Raising a Child with a Disability in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Socioeconomic determinants of early childhood development: evidence from Pakistan

Mental Health of Mothers of Children with Neurodevelopmental and Genetic Disorders in Pakistan

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