Validation of the key informant method to identify children with disabilities: Methods and results from a pilot study in Bangladesh

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 269-274

  Mackey, Sue ^a   Murthy, Gudlavalleti V S ^b   Muhit, Mohammad A ^c   Islam, Johurul J ^c   Foster, Allen ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^c Child Sight Foundation (CSF)   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Cerebral palsy; Disabled children; Population groups; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLUBFOOT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; KEY INFORMANT METHOD; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VALIDATION STUDY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84864912535     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmr094     Document Type: Article

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