Training Community Health and Child Care Workers on Prevention, Identification and Early Stimulation of Children with Disabilities in Poor Resource Communities

Chopra, Geeta

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“…The early years of children are important because they are developing fast. Therefore, children should be provided with the best possible conditions for their development, with the earliest detection of disability [8]. Developmental screening for children is an effective measure for disability detection and identification for children [9].…”

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Background: Disability is a cause of burden for families and society. Early detection of disability assists disabled children with early intervention, enhances their function ability and improves their quality of life and social inclusion.Objective: Describe the process of disability identification and diagnosis for children with disabilities under six years old and related factors of this process.Method: This is a cross-sectional study with interviews with 165 mothers of children with disabilities under six years old in four districts of Hanoi in 2015. The study focused on a process of disability identification and diagnosis among children with disabilities.Result: Of those who identified the first sign of disability or abnormality in a child, 84.24% were parents. On the average, children were identified with disability when they were 12.28 months old and suspicion of disability was confirmed when they were 14.64 months old. They were brought to a health clinic for a disability check and were detected with disability by professionals when they were on average 23.39 months old. Results of hierarchical regression analysis revealed that mothers accessing to information about early identification and detection of disability, children with congenital disability, or/and mobility disability, are identified with disability earlier while older children have more possibility to be identified later. Discussions with health staff about the signs of sensory and mobility disability and intellectual disability resulted in children being diagnosed and identified with disability earlier, while later diagnosis of disability resulted if children were identified at a later time. Conclusion:Provision of information to parents regarding disability detection and identification, especially information about sensory disability, mental disability and intellectual disability, and encouraging parents to discuss with health staff when disability or abnormality is identified, are effective measures to ensure early identification and detection of disability for children.

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